by Derek Farmer | Jul 7, 2016 | Selling
If you decide to sell your home at auction, which is one of the more popular ways to sell property on the Lower North Shore, you’ll need to consult with your sales agent about setting the best reserve price for auction day. I’ve written about how to set a reserve...
by Derek Farmer | May 31, 2016 | Auctions, Buying, Selling Your Property
How to be an Auction Winner in 4 Simple Steps Even though auctions have become a popular sales method for selling property around Sydney’s lower north shore, they still happen to strike fear most in buyers and vendors alike. Much of this has to do with the fast-paced...
by Derek Farmer | May 26, 2016 | Contract of Sale, Property Law and Conveyancing, Sunset Clause
Sunset Clauses Need Not Be Scary If You’ve Done Your Research Before a vendor can legally advertise their home for sale, they must prepare a contract of sale. A contract of sale provides buyers with information relating to the sale of the property, such as the...
by Derek Farmer | May 24, 2016 | Seasonal Property Information, Selling Your Property, Sydney Property Market
Thinking of Selling? There’s Much You Can Do During the Cooler Months As we head into winter, it’s likely that the property market will start to slow down just a little; especially now that there’s an election looming, which has a few homeowners concerned...
by Derek Farmer | May 19, 2016 | Negative Gearing, Property Investing
Do You Need to Worry about Negative Gearing? Australians will be heading to the polling booths on 2 July this year and a key policy for both the Coalition and the Labor parties in this election will be negative gearing and the capital gains tax (CGT) discount for...
by Derek Farmer | May 18, 2016 | Auctions, Get the Highest Price, Selling Your Property, Setting the Right Sale Price, Sydney Property Market
Demystifying the Sales Process As a real estate agent, I’ve sold a lot of property over the years, but I realise that’s not usually the case for a homeowner. Most people sell property once, maybe twice, in their lifetimes, so they usually go into the sales process...
by Derek Farmer | May 12, 2016 | Choosing real estate agent, real estate agent, Selling, Sydney Property Market
Will a Vendor Reap Rewards from a “Popular” Agent — or a “Great” One? Recently, a television news crew turned up to one of my auctions — unannounced, as television news crews are wont to do. So I did something that, I was told afterwards, was...
by Derek Farmer | May 9, 2016 | Property Law and Conveyancing
Will Your Pool Be Ready for Summer? Before you can sell a home in NSW, you are obliged, by law, to make a number of disclosures to buyers about the land, which includes information relating to the title, easements and zoning, but not about the building or structure...
