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 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 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 | Jan 27, 2016 | Buying
Building inspectors work for you Caveat emptor. It’s the first rule of buying property, or of buying anything, for that matter, and yet, there are still many buyers who forgo having a pre-purchase building inspection done because they don’t think it’s necessary or...
by Derek Farmer | Jan 25, 2016 | Selling
Property Settlement Property settlement is the last stage of a property sale, when both buyer and seller exchange all relevant legal documents and the buyer completes the payment of the contract price to the vendor. In Australia the settlement period varies between...
by Derek Farmer | Nov 16, 2015 | Selling
The Right Real Estate Agent Will Know When you’re interviewing prospective real estate agents, always make sure you ask each one about which sales method they think would be most suitable to sell your property. Their answer should factor into your decision to appoint...
