Category: Special reports
Why a buyers’ agent can help you find the “material facts” sellers and their agents don’t disclose
May 31st, 2022Did you know that over two years ago, NSW amended legislation regulating the obligation of agents to disclose ‘’material facts” to prospective buyers?The amendments were part of a suite of changes described by the REINSW as “sweeping refo
Read MoreInternational students – a ticking time bomb in the Sydney property market?
October 13th, 2019International education is Australia’s third largest export industry after iron ore and coal, worth $32.4 billion to the economy, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (Depending on one’s definition of exports, other ec
Read MoreThe Regulator: friend or foe of Sydney property buyers?
July 10th, 2019Most property buyers in Sydney come to the table with similar preoccupations and questions: does the house or apartment they are looking at have a view? Is it north facing? Are there any noisy bars in earshot? How far is it from a train station?
Read MoreMedia mania: Sydney’s property market – seeing it for what it is
April 10th, 2019In September last year, 60 Minutes, Channel Nine’s flagship current affairs program, predicted that house prices in Sydney could fall by as much as 40 percent in just 12 months.Over six months later and there is no sight yet of such a dram
Read MoreCo-working spaces – a threat or opportunity for commercial property owners and buyers?
January 9th, 2019There are free craft beers in the fridge, hand-roasted coffee on demand, and fresh “fruit water” (don't ask). There are high ceilings, creamy camel-coloured sofas, and lashings of raw exposed steel and textured wood. This isn’t a l
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