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Renovate with CARE! Risks to be AWARE of.
Renovating is a national pastime in Australia for many. It can be rewarding and profitable, and some stunning transformations are often achieved for many to admire. In fact, some of our most highly television programs are renovation shows; as the nation tunes in to see the agony and the ecstasy each week as the work…Read More→

Important Changes to QLD Smoke Alarm Legislation
From January 01 2017 there are important changes to Queensland’s Smoke Alarm Legislation which ALL Queensland property owners need to be aware of; compliance is mandatory. All Queensland dwellings will be legally required to have interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms in all bedrooms and in hallways that connect bedrooms with the rest of the dwelling. This…Read More→

How To Value Property
These days everyone has an opinion on real estate; many like to tell real estate agents at BBQs and other social events how much their property is worth, how their neighbour ‘under sold’ and got ‘ripped off’ and so on…it’s practically a national sport! However, actually placing a price on a property clearly requires some…Read More→

Significant Decline in Chinese Investment Reported
According to Knight Frank’s Head of Research and Consulting, Australia, Mr Matt Whitby, Chinese investment in Australian showed a 37% decline YoY decline (Year on Year) in 2016 due to the absence of mega deals secured in 2015. The US is now firmly established as the most important destination for Chinese capital, having attracted US$5.1 billion…Read More→

2016-17 Sunshine Coast Property Market Forecast
Last Tuesday I attended a Domain breakfast at Mooloolaba Surf Club, Chief Economist for Fairfax Dr Andrew Wilson presented; he spoke about trends in the capital cities and he also gave a forecast of the Sunshine Coast Housing Market outlook for 2016-17. In summary, he forecasts continued solid growth; this is clearly very positive news,…Read More→

Have you ever considered taking on a residential development project?
If so, we have put together a must-read summary of the small development sector on the Sunshine Coast as it stands today. Small project opportunities are not always in abundance and can be difficult to find; however, they are out there and can be lucrative if you do your homework. Typically, they are found in…Read More→

Do you know what your credit rating is?
The majority of people don’t. Is it important? Yes, it most certainly is, especially if you will be applying for credit in the future, which most of us do several times throughout our lifetime. Your credit file is a record of your credit history. It will detail your personal information, and information about enquiries made…Read More→

Changes to Solar Incentives…There is Still Time to Act!
There has been a rush for homeowners without solar power to install prior to December 2016. Why? From 1st January 2017, the government solar incentive, which provides a significant discount off the upfront cost of a solar system, is due to be phased out. The incentive has had a huge influence on accelerating the growth of…Read More→

Important Change to Lending Policy
From today, major lending institutions have changed their lending policy in a way that may affect buyers borrowing on small deposits adversely. Until now, for many years, buyers with small deposits had to present 5% (generally); if the deposit is less than 20% the lending institutions imposed a mortgage insurance premium on the customers, which…Read More→

Sunshine Coast Property Market Update – October 2016
Last week the REIQ (Real Estate Institute of Queensland) released their quarterly market report, which covers the June 2016 quarter; and the Sunshine Coast residential market continued to perform strongly throughout the traditionally slower months, boding very positively for the spring and summer quarters ahead. In the June quarter, the Sunshine Coast median house market…Read More→

Sunshine Coast Property Market Update – January 2016
The Sunshine Coast property market has continued its recovery since the lows of 2012. As can be seen from the below graph both sales volumes and median dwelling prices show good growth continued through 2015. The median dwelling price is now above the high previously set in 2010 which only occurred after a huge stimulus…Read More→

Quarterly Update of the Sunshine Coast Property Market
Welcome to my quarterly update of the Sunshine Coast Property Market. Corelogic RPdata has this week released statistics for the March 2015 quarter. Sunshine Coast dwelling sales remained stable over the year, up just 0.6 per cent over the 12 months to February 2015. There has been 11,060 properties sold in the last 12 months…Read More→
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