#5 Must-do steps to get your home spring-sale ready
It is simply not true. In fact, sellers can easily overspend on a renovation that doesn’t add to their sale price. Before you get spendy talk to local agents about a sale strategy for your home. In most cases, you’ll be better off investing your time and energy into a proper spring clean and some […]
Spring selling season set to bloom
Affordability and a prolonged undersupply of housing stock is likely to unleash pent up buyer demand as new stock comes to market over the spring months. Data from SQM indicates that Brissie buyers are ready and waiting for the sell-fest to begin. “In fact, with fewer than 21,000 properties for sale in Brisbane in July, […]
Market Update: House values bring back 80s revival
National home values have seen the largest month-on-month drop recorded since 1983. CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index showed a fourth consecutive month of decline in August. The 1.6 per cent drop over the month is the largest month-on-month dip in almost 20 years. Brissie has not been immune, with values seeing an “acute” dip in […]
Market Update: Where are the first home buyers at?
Despite this first timers have hung in there. Australian Government data from June shows lending to first home buyers had been declining since the peak of the pandemic but remained above pre pandemic levels, Brissie’s first timers have not had to contend with the giddy high prices of Sydney and Melbourne where it takes, on […]
Will home theatres go the way of formal dining rooms?
Your parents probably remember walling them up to create third and fourth bedrooms, in a value-adding reno trend that virtually wiped out this once ubiquitous floorplan feature. Now builders are seeing a new trend: a shift away from home theatres as home owners are seeking home offices and guest bedrooms. “Home theatres have generally fallen […]
#20 Best Brissie burbs for investors: Aspley is #1
Consolidating tips from a range of sources including SQM, Hotspotting and BuyerBuyer, the Property Tribune thinks it’s come up with a list that’s worth a look. Certainly we can’t argue with their top spot. Aspley is pegged as the #1 location for investors looking to buy a house. Nearby Wavell Heights also claims a key […]
Market Update: Rental vacancies remain tight
The latest SQM Research stats show that rental vacancies in July rose to 0.7 per cent from 0.6 per cent in June. That’s a slight increase in vacant rental properties – but still well below what might be considered a healthy range. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland considers a vacancy rate of between 2.5 […]
#5 Spring time reno ideas to grow your home value
But how should you invest your spring time reno mojo to get maximum bang for buck? Here are a few ideas to focus your renovation inspiration, regardless of your budget. Spruce up the front door: First impressions are lasting. Add a splash of on-trend colour or feature lighting to breathe new life into your front […]
Brisbane’s #10 cheapest suburbs
Data from CoreLogic and Canstar has found the lower quartile of sale prices in Brisbane is $470,000, reports The Property Tribune. And many suburbs are still sitting well below that. In fact our cheapest of the cheapies has a median price of $335,000. This includes the suburbs of Bundamba and Woodbridge. Goodna and East Ipswich […]
Market Update: Brissie values dropped in July
It does however signal that our market is continuing to come off the boil following a record high point in June, but we’re still steadily simmering. Meanwhile, nationally, home values fell by 2 per cent over the three months to July. The stats are from the latest CoreLogic Monthly Housing Chart Pack. It shows the […]
