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The Sydney Property Rollercoaster The Sydney property market has experienced a rollercoaster of price changes over the past few years. To understand where we are heading, it is worth understanding the context behind current trends. The Covid Downturn and 2021 Price Boom The most notable change in the market in
The Sydney CBD is often overlooked as a place to live in Sydney. This is unlike a large number of other cities in the western world where the most desirable place to live is invariably right in the centre. However, this may be changing and the Sydney CBD offers lifestyle,
Sydney is an auction-centric city where the majority of properties listed for sale will be advertised with an auction campaign. The auction method creates momentum and draws large crowds with mass advertising, open homes and of course, a transparent method of public sale. It also sets a deadline and imposes
In recent months, the housing market has improved with property prices slightly increasing across the country. Property prices in Sydney have grown 3% since the January trough according to CoreLogic. Given the interest rate rises and earlier media predictions of doom and gloom, this statistic may seem surprising in itself.
The recent change to the NSW State Government following the election on 25 March, 2023 is important news for first home buyers in NSW because Labor proposes drastic changes to the first home buyer incentives. To rewind, the Liberal Party introduced the First Home Buyer Choice which currently allows first
The volume of listings refers to the number of properties available to buy at any given time. When listings are low, there are fewer property owners willing to list their property for sale compared to the previous period. This can have far-reaching effects on the property market because it can
Every month we have access to monthly property statistics at a capital city level. But how are things tracking at a local level? Based in the Inner West of Sydney, we transact on property regularly and observe the local market for our clients every day. We have reviewed the data
The Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora nation are the traditional owners of the Inner West of Sydney. The region is made up of 27 suburbs, each with its unique personality and characteristics. The Inner West Council governs the region which is the result of a merger of the
The role of a buyer’s agent is to act on behalf of the property buyer in finding, researching, negotiating and securing the right property; they are effectively the reverse of a selling agent who acts for the seller. The services may vary from buyer’s agent to buyer’s agent because the
The property market has experienced record-breaking fluctuations in recent memory. Most notably we remember the Covid-trough in 2020, the subsequent Covid-peak in early 2022 and the most recent interest rate-fuelled downturn of 2022. The rollercoaster of the Australian property market has left buyers and spectators holding their breath to see
