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Selling a house

Home Energy Ratings In 2012

by Chris on November 23, 2011
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There are eight million homes in Australia today and they have been reported to use up 13 percent of the total energy use of the country and are responsible for emitting 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. These figures are expected to grow in the future because of the trend towards building bigger houses. [...]

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“Hot Property – Bidding Wars” DVD review

by Chris on August 10, 2011
"Hot Property - Bidding Wars" DVD review

I’ve just finished watching the “Hot Property Bidding Wars”. It’s a new DVD with 8 episodes of this show, hosted by Michael Caton (you may remember him from the movie “The Castle” ). Personally, I found it fun to watch, and educational in a way. This DVD takes you “behind the scenes” of many property [...]

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Busting the myth of the housing shortage

by Chris on July 25, 2011
Busting the myth of the housing shortage

Here’s a shocking revelation: housing shortage may only exist in our imagination. In reality there are over 46,000 empty homes, purchased by property speculators, excluded from the rental vacancy rate calculations. If we were to include these homes, the real vacancy rates would be much higher. According to the latest report released by Earthsharing Australia, [...]

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Extreme frugality: moving house by bike

by Chris on July 21, 2011
Extreme frugality: moving house by bike

When it comes to saving money, I know a thing or two. You would have to go for reasons to my childhood, and it’s been a habit for me ever since. I also love to ride my bike, and often use it to get around, instead of driving. But even with these two qualities combined, [...]

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Andrew Blachut: The Big Change In realestate.com.au Nobody Is Talking About

by Chris on July 11, 2011
Andrew Blachut: The Big Change In realestate.com.au Nobody Is Talking About

Last time Andrew Blachut, the owner of DIY property sales website Propertynow.com.au, was interviewed on homeiown.com, he was NOT happy – and for a very good reason. His business, PropertyNow.com.au, relies on the ability to gain the maximum of exposure for his clients – vendors looking to sell their homes. These people choose the DIY [...]

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Secrets of a Photo Shoot That Will Sell Your Home For Top Dollar

by Chris on June 29, 2011
Secrets of a Photo Shoot That Will Sell Your Home For Top Dollar

Selling a home in today’s tough property market can be tricky. This is why sellers will often be advised to hold on to the house for the time being – but what can you do if you absolutely have to sell? That’s right – make it look as attractive as humanly possible. Let me ask [...]

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Interesting facts: why people move home

by Chris on June 5, 2011
Interesting facts: why people move home

After the last time I moved home, I swore to stay put for at least 10 years Yes, I hated shuffling boxes around THAT much. But it turns out I could be wrong – statistically speaking. You know about my strange fascination with statistics of all sorts, but in my defense, quite often it helps [...]

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Avoid becoming a distressed seller

by Chris on May 31, 2011
Avoid becoming a distressed seller

The trend of falling property values is good news to home buyers, but bad news to home sellers. The picture latest articles in the media are painting is not pretty. “Residential property values are falling right across the country and those falls will pick up as the year goes on” “Defaults on home loans surge [...]

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Video Tips On Home Buying, Investing and Renovating

by Chris on May 24, 2011
Video Tips On Home Buying, Investing and Renovating

If you are considering purchasing a home, an investment property or doing some renovations to your house, and you like watching videos, this post for you. There’s a new series of videos from the Commonwealth bank that I personally find educational and entertaining. Even though I don’t intend to buy an investment property or do [...]

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Should the buyer and seller use the same conveyancer or solicitor?

by Chris on May 8, 2011
Should the buyer and seller use the same conveyancer or solicitor?

Many people who buy their first home are unsure what a conveyancer does, let alone being acquainted with one. Not knowing which conveyancer or a solicitor to go to, sometimes they may think it is easier to just use the same one their seller is using. But is the easiest way always the smartest way? [...]

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Time to sell Melbourne housing?

by Chris on April 18, 2011
Time to sell Melbourne housing?

The following article first appeared on the MacroBusiness website. Republished with permission. Melbourne has long been considered one of Australia’s best property bets – it lured my wife and I, among many other buyers – but the city’s increasingly costly housing market is now showing signs of weakness that are hard to ignore. In mid-2006, [...]

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