by Carly Susic, Melbourne Buyers Advocate Buying your first home in Melbourne is an exciting time — you’re realising the Australian dream. And no doubt you’ve been working hard for years, saving a deposit and preparing to make one of the biggest financial decisions of your life. So of course, it pays to be as […]
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Selling a deceased estate can be an incredibly difficult time. You’re grieving the loss of your parent or loved one, and you’ve got a tremendous amount of paperwork to sort and action items to complete. So the smoother the sale of the property can go, the better off everyone will be. As a property advocate,
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by Carly Susic, Melbourne property advocate If you’re planning on selling your house soon, it’s time to get your house ready for sale. But of course, you don’t want to spend too much—or spend in the wrong areas. Many vendors ask agents for advice on how they should prepare the property. But in our experience,
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Purchasing a home is a huge investment, there’s no other asset that can help you build wealth more consistently than real estate. The right property will increase in value over time, allowing you to get high returns in the future. Finding the “right” property may seem like a given, but it can be quite easy
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Finding the right property can be nerve-wracking, it can be easy to get overwhelmed when there’s so much information coming from the internet, not to mention from real estate professionals. There are many pitfalls that you should learn to avoid as a buyer in the property market. In a “hot” market, as we experienced through
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Well, that’s a wrap on another crazy year in the Melbourne real estate market! With the last auctions held on Saturday 17th December, agents have stuck on their final sold stickers for 2022. Those who missed out will likely need to wait until next year (although we are seeing a rise in off-market and pre-market opportunities
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If you are purchasing a home in Melbourne in 2021 (or 2022) it’s likely you’ll need to know how to bid at an online auction. Taking away the drama of the in-street auction changes the playing field somewhat—so it’s important for you to understand how online auctions compare with traditional property auctions and how to
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When you’re buying property in Melbourne you may find yourself missing out on houses. You attend open houses and auctions week after week, only to be pipped at the post by competitors with deeper pockets. Your frustration builds and you start to worry that you’ll never get a foot in the property market. What can
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by Carly Susic Looking for comprehensive and up-to-date Melbourne housing market analysis? As independent property advocates, we see all sides of the market. We listen to what vendors are saying, speak to buyers about what they want, and closely observe what agents are doing. So if you want to buy or sell a house in
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by Carly Susic Are you thinking of buying a house after lockdown? If supply increases and demand drops, so should prices. Suddenly, the home you thought you could not afford may now be within your budget. It’s an exciting opportunity. We all want to ‘buy low, sell high’. But beware the pitfalls. Today, I’m sharing
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