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 | Jun 20, 2016 | Property Market Updates and Real Estate News, Sydney Property Market, Uncategorised
What Would It Take for the Aussie Property Market to Crash? According to a few recent reports in the media, Australia is heading toward a crash in the property market, not unlike the US property market crash that caused the GFC in 2008. If you’re a long-term follower...
by Derek Farmer | Jun 17, 2016 | Auctions, Selling Your Property
The advice of a good agent is invaluable in selecting the sales method for your property It used to be that private treaty was the only way people would sell their home. Now there are plenty of other ways to sell property — there are auctions, tenders and even...
by Derek Farmer | Jun 15, 2016 | Negative Gearing, Property Investing
Negative Gearing and the CGT Discount are Topics of Heated Discussion in the Lead Up to the Election How does negative gearing work, what are the risks and, if Labor gets in, what might their proposed changes to negative gearing mean to investors? Put simply, negative...
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 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...
