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Great Opportunities for Upsizers

Half Yearly Update 2018: Great Opportunities for Upsizers

  By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner Well, what a difference three months has made! In April, I reported that the industry analysts were suggesting that the market was beginning to bottom out, after seven months of cooling prices. Now that Sydney property prices have taken their biggest

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1st Quarter Update 2018: Risks of Overpaying in a Slower Market

By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner It has certainly been an interesting first three months of 2018 when it comes to Sydney’s property market. We’ve seen a definite shift in gears on last year reflected in an increase in available housing stock, less competition and more reasonable asking

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Budget Ignores Housing Affordability Issues

Budget Ignores Housing Affordability Issues

By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner For those first home buyers or young families hoping for some assistance entering the housing market, the 2018 Federal Budget was a letdown. You may recall that last year, addressing housing affordability was a major budget focus. Measures included the First Home

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Apartment at Milsons Point

What Downsizers Need to Know Before They Buy

By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner With age comes change and there is no bigger change than deciding to sell the family home and move to a smaller, more manageable property. For many downsizers, the process can be emotional and even confusing, especially for those who haven’t been

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Ever thought about buying a Commercial Property?

  By Buyers Domain Principal Buyer’s Agent, Nick Viner Last year’s Federal Budget introduced amendments that now limit the amount of depreciation investors can claim for existing residential property. Commercial property, on the other hand, remains unaffected by these changes. In addition, there are many other benefits of buying a

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2018 property predictions

A Strong Start to 2018

Welcome to 2018 – an exciting year lies ahead with the slowing market presenting many opportunities for both owner-occupiers and investors alike. Buyers Domain has hit the year running inspecting quite a few properties last Saturday across the Inner West, Eastern Suburbs and North Shore. Most of these open houses were

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How Can You Bag a Sydney Housing Bargain this Spring?

With Sydney property prices now more expensive than ever, how realistic is the possibility of bagging a bargain? Last week the Sydney Morning Herald reported that as of the end of June 2016, 613 postcodes across Australia held a median house price of $1 million or more. NSW accounted for

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inner suburb row houses

How do I Find the Right Property?

There is no doubt the Sydney property market has become fiercely competitive with auction clearance rates hitting above 80% over the past 4 weeks. Although conditions have never been better for sellers, property stock levels are low. Realestate.com.au has suggested that property listings are 10% lower than at the same

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Get ahead. Know your competition

The Sydney property market is ultra competitive. But who are you likely to be competing against? Downsizers Challenges: Looking to buy a smaller property with easy access closer to the City. Strengths: Cashed up from the sale of their large family home, they are likely to be in a stronger

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