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Social Benefits of Home Ownership.

An interesting article by the Real Estate Institute of Australia research officer Evgeniya Hawthorne. The housing sector plays a crucial role in the Australian economy. While contributing up to $40 billion in taxation revenue each year, it also provides long-term …

STREET APPEAL: 6 Quick Ways To Enhance Your Property

A welcoming street appeal & entrance to your front door is essential when selling your home. These 6 easy tips will add street appeal and hopefully more money in your pocket when you sell. Replace welcoming elements: The letterbox, house …

Mount Barker Real Estate : Selling V Renting

One of the common questions we get today is “Should I sell or rent my home?” The answer of course depends on your individual situation. Both selling your home and renting it out have its own advantages, as well as …

How Important is Paint Colour?

So picking out paint colours can be an extremely confusing experience, leaving you racked with indecision as you peruse swatches from paint companies seemingly intent on driving you crazy! Trying to figure out which of those colours will mix harmoniously …

ADELAIDE HILLS HOMES : PROVEN PROPERTY PRESENTATION TIPS TO SELL FOR MORE

Property presentation to maximise the sale price of your home is about removing any excuse for a buyer to ask for a price reduction. If you follow and apply the 5 steps below, you’ll dramatically reduce the chance of “leaving …

3 Unusual Questions Every Home Seller Should Ask Their Agent

  In this day and age, one can easily get educated about selling your home by looking for information online, on your sofa and in your pyjamas. Yet there are still many aspects of the process that are best communicated …

3 Top Tips to get the Best Valuation for your Home

Sometimes (though thankfully not often), a home will not value at the price it has sold for, causing the contract to crash or negotiations to re-open. We’ve put together a list of the three top tips so that when the …

Mount Barker Agent elected to FIABCI Australia Board.

John Sexton has been elected as a Vice President to the Australian Chapter of FIABCI. The International Real Estate Federation – FIABCI, is a non-political entity whose objective is to help its members add an international dimension to their business. …

Finalist in the 2012 Advertiser realestate.com.au Awards for Excellence in Real Estate

Our Property Management Department has been selected as a Finalist in the 2012 Advertiser realestate.com.au Awards for Excellence in Real Estate. Nominated in the Property Management Agency ( Residential Small) category, it is pleasing to see this recognition for our …

Mount Barker Zonings & Policy areas

For those people who are looking at land division or a change of use for a property and want to do their initial research in their own time, a very useful resource is the Development Plans for individual Councils. For …