Tag: home Valuation Archives

• Pool Fights with Extra Bedroom for Top Honours

  February 3, 2014

  I remember commenting on a Michael Yardney article which talked about the distinct tastes of Sydneysiders and Melburnians when it comes to choosing home features for themselves. Real estate constructors have been served well with the knowledge that “public transport access” and “shops in the vicinity” mattered more to Melburnians whereas ‘traffic’ mattered a lot…

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• Baby Boomers Might Change Investors’ Stance on Ground Floor Units

  January 31, 2014

  Take one look at the number of ground floor properties sold as against the non-ground floor properties. Take one look at the difference in purchase prices via the comparable sales report. Take one look at their rental rates. I bet you will find a stark difference. Ground floor units have not been perceived as a…

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• Is Your Bargain Home Worth the Bargain?

  January 8, 2014

  In my years of plying the buyer’s agent’s trade, I have come across many wonderful people who bought an apparently wonderful fixer-upper only to be duped non-so-wonderfully. On the contrary, I have also seen some of the bargain deals turning into renovators’ delight.

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  Tagged: home inspection, home valuation, how to buy a home

• Why You Would Look At Median House Prices

  December 24, 2013

  It is any investor’s dream to buy in an area which has historically registered smart capital growth. Add to this the time-tested principles of buying in a fast-developing neighbourhood and moving in sync with shifting paradigms- proximity to urban location, cafe culture, among other things. This said, the importance of researching median prices cannot be…

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• How Do Most Home Buyers Evaluate Homes?

  December 20, 2013

  I read an interesting piece on the website realestateview.com.au. I will go on to say that most of the findings the article talks about is  in sync with my expectations. The article is about the aspirations of buyers when they are searching for a home.

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  Tagged: first home buyers, home valuation, how to buy a home, property valuation

• How Banks Perform Property Valuation

  August 2, 2013

  It is a bank’s job to lend money but it is also their job to hold the sanctity of the prime lending institution. Banks fulfil both these requirements to the tee- they never shy away from forwarding home loans but at the same time conduct their own home valuations to judge the strength of the…

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