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APRA, interest rates and Sydney 2020 Nick Viner The start of 2020 allows for plenty of reflection and predictions about the next 12-months in Sydney real estate. I’ve written previously about how I think the market will track, but I thought it’d also be useful to look in more detail
How Bushfires could affect Sydney’s Property Market Nick Viner As at the time of writing, Australia’s long summer of destructive bushfires continues. Let me say from the outset, the devastation and loss for those in the path of the inferno is unimaginable, and the outpouring of emotional and material support
This time 12 months ago, the outlook among most property commentators for real estate in Sydney in 2019 was pretty grim. We were a few months out from a federal election that almost everyone expected Labor to win, which would have ushered in some potentially damaging property reforms and put
By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner Tune into the media or listen to real estate agents and their marketing blurb and you will frequently encounter the expression, “blue chip real estate”. But step back for a second and ask yourself, ‘What actually is a “blue chip property”? I’d venture few people
By Buyer’s Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner When you work daily specialising in Sydney’s property market, you become immune to reactionary stories constantly running across the media landscape. ‘Click worthy’ headlines are designed to attract eyeballs, which means they tend to be a knee-jerk commentary of auction clearance rates and market moves
By Buyer’s Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner An essential element in the successful property investor’s toolbox is diversification. Smart buyers like to cover all bases in their portfolio, and I’ve noticed one area where diversification is leapfrogging at a fast pace – increased demand for commercial property. It makes sense to consider
By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner Alarmingly, Westpac’s latest “Home Ownership Report” which surveyed over 1,000 Next Home Buyers, found that over half of home buyers are fearful of going to an auction with 57% saying they are “too scared” and 58% saying they are not confident in
By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner Core Logic house figures released this week show that house prices in Sydney have dropped by 10.6% over the past 12 months. Tighter lending conditions are mainly to blame. There has clearly been a shift in the market but this has created
By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner If you’re a young family looking for more space, do you stay put by renovating and extending your existing property or do you sell and upgrade to a bigger home? This is a question I am frequently asked. The decision is
By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner If you are considering buying a new home or investment property, it is tempting to try to time the market in order to eliminate the risk of overpaying and to maximise capital growth prospects on the up-turn. The Sydney property market
