by Derek Farmer | Jun 13, 2016 | Negative Gearing, Property Investing
If Negative Gearing Was Introduced, What Would Happen to the Average Aussie Investor? It’s a charged issue in the lead up to the election. What are the possible ramifications if Labor were to succeed in abolishing negative gearing to Australian property owners...
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 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 5, 2016 | Contract of Sale, Property Law and Conveyancing
My Tip: Hire a Conveyancer to Prepare the Legalities In NSW, by law, before you can advertise a property for sale, you must prepare and sign a Contract of Sale, which includes a section known as a Vendor Disclosure Statement. These two documents are crucially...
by Derek Farmer | Jan 22, 2016 | Selling
Property Videos Sell Properties Just as social media and online marketing have come to be dominant forces in property marketing, so has property videos, due to its versatility and the way it easily engages. And now that platforms like YouTube make it so easy to upload...
by Derek Farmer | Nov 18, 2015 | Selling
Your Agent Should Know The Current Market Sentiment When the property market is competitive, as it has been in Sydney’s Lower North Shore and parts of other major capital cities around Australia, there are many vendors who may find themselves in the lucky...
