When you’re trying to enjoy a relaxing break away from home over the festive season, the last thing you want to be worrying about is the security of your house while you’re away.By taking a few simple precautions, you can significantly reduce your chance of coming home to a nasty surprise.Here... Read More

You may notice that we almost always highlight the school zoning in the marketing for properties we list for sale. There’s good reason for this.Many parents will go to great lengths to live in a suburb or even a particular section of a suburb to be in the school zone of their choice.A... Read More

When you decide to sell your home you naturally want to get the best price within a reasonable timeframe, right? Some people believe that it makes sense to enlist the help of more than one real estate agent to increase their chances of achieving these goals.While this makes sense in theory, there... Read More

Moving house can be stressful and unsettling time for all of us. But it can be especially tough on children. Because of this, some people try to keep it a secret from their children for as long as possible. But this really does more harm than good.If you are about to move house, it is really... Read More

Real estate writer for CoreLogic, Cameron Kusher and his wife recently sold their five-bedroom house in the suburbs and moved, with their dog, to a three-bedroom ground floor apartment in the inner-city.Nothing unusual there, except for the fact that Cameron and his wife are not empty-nesters or... Read More

The latest data from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) shows more than half of all sellers in WA (53.4%) have to discount the sales price on their property in order to sell. What’s more, the average amount they’re discounting is 7%.REIWA President Hayden Groves advises that if you’re... Read More

Encouraging news just in from the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) indicates that the worst of the Perth property market is now behind us. Preliminary September quarter data has mirrored those in the June quarter and revealed steady or improved levels across most key markets and a general... Read More

With auctions becoming increasingly popular in Perth (and for good reason too) we have been sharing articles recently to educate our subscribers on the sales process that is very popular in other parts of Australia but, until recently, has been largely avoided by Perth home buyers and sellers. This... Read More

In today’s digital world it won’t surprise you to learn that most real estate purchases begin with an online search. Most buyers will check your property out online (as well as a number of others) well before they contact an agent.The words people are entering into the search bar reveal a lot... Read More

Talking about what happens to your assets when you pass away is not the topic of choice for most people. However it is one of those difficult conversations that is important to have with your loved ones. And one of the most important assets that must be considered and talked about during this... Read More