Apr
11
A very recent buyer inspection I conducted compelled me to write this piece. It involves the joys of potential buyers inspecting homes with their children in tow. Firstly let me qualify that I am father of three teenage sons, who were very energetic toddlers and active growing children. I understand the demand for attention that they …
Mar
15
For the last ten years I have lived and breathed Real Estate and the transaction of properties with the utmost integrity, ethics and common decency. As a Property Professional I am privy to some extremely sensitive and personal information shared by my clients and business associates. Never have I used any of this information to …
Feb
17
What constitutes bad taste? What constitutes inappropriate dialogue? If the keepers of all things Politically Correct had their way, Australia’s larrikin spirit and self depreciating sense of humour would be locked away, never again to be unleashed upon the world and forgotten forever. We are one of the only nations that seem to be very comfortable poking …
Feb
08
Feedback. The word itself can strike terror into the heart of even the most seasoned Real Estate Agent because the reaction from a home seller, when the information is delivered, can vary wildly, as emotions can run high. Yet it is the most vital component of any residential property marketing strategy in assisting a home seller …
Jan
20
Prior to commencing a career in real estate, I bought and sold about thirteen properties, but, believe me that did not make me an expert in my current chosen field. What it did show me was, how I was made to feel comfortable, as a buyer, by the more professional agents I came into contact with. …
Jan
13
One of the more interesting practices in the Real Estate industry is the office inspection or ‘Caravan’. This weekly jaunt, usually carried out on either a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday morning, is where an entire office – and by office I mean a sales team, not the building, inspect all the new house listings that …
Dec
14
TBMA? Is that like WWF? Maybe UFC? How about BJJ? (at first I thought this one was an ‘unmentionable’ but it turned out to be Brazilian Ju Jitsu. Apparently participants are waxed to within an inch of their life before competing). What about NRL or NFL? No, we are not even warm. I have come …
Dec
02
Thank heavens we are not the USA. Australian Banks, using the Aussie vernacular, are total tight arses compared to their ‘loose as a goose’ counterparts in Europe and the USA. For the greater part of the last decade American Banks and Lending Institutions threw money at less than qualified applicants so they could buy over-priced …
Aug
26
More than a decade on and the phenomenon that is Reality TV continues to roll out more and more cringe worthy spectacles. Who said it wouldn’t last? Ok, I have been known to immerse myself in the sparkle, silicon and veneers of The Housewives of OC or drool over some Top Chef fare, but being …
Aug
19
Open Home. Open For Inspection. Buyer Viewing. All these terms describe the same accepted (well, in most cases) Real Estate practice whereby a home seller’s agent ‘throws the doors open’ to the home, which is of course for sale, and encourages prospective buyers to look through at their leisure and without pressure for half an …