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Tag Archive: investment property

1. Our client had the budget, so why did we stop bidding?

   12

   Dec

   One of the biggest concerns potential clients have when considering hiring a buyer’s agent is whether they will overpay. Many buyer’s agents charge a percentage of the final purchase price.… Read more

2. Foreign investment targeting Melbourne’s fringe

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   Dec

   Land on Melbourne’s fringe is being rezoned from farmland to residential in an attempt to address Melbourne’s housing affordability yet a recent The Age article uncovered that developers are still… Read more

3. Buying new and off the plan

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   Sep

   As a professional buyers agent, I regularly receive offers from local property developers and real estate agents for recently released new or off the plan properties. I recently received this… Read more

4. Buyer Beware! Illegally erected dwellings

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   Jul

   Buyer beware illegally erected dwellings can be a major problem. Recently we conducted research on a property being promoted by the selling agent as a habitable 5 bedroom property,  In… Read more

5. Renovating to improve returns

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   May

   Renovating to improve returns is something landlords and property investors need to consider in Melbourne’s competitive rental market.  You want a good tenant and one who will want to lease… Read more

6. Balwyn falling

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   Nov

   Balwyn falling, yes it is.  House prices are certainly falling and they have done so very quickly in Balwyn. I believe that last weekend there were around 31 auctions in… Read more