Grass Is Greener.
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Firstly, I apologise in advance. I’m writing this short missive on my way to an auction in a Land Cruiser that I may have to abandon on the side of the road #fuelcrisis. Despite the strange times we are living in, I promised a dear friend this morning that this week’s note would be light…
Dark Knight Rises.
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To give you an idea of what sort of market we are currently in allow me to tell you a story about an auction that we held last week. After running a textbook campaign the big day was here. Our auctioneer arrived and full of awe and wonderment marveled at the three rare creatures that…
Despite The Chaos.
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Well it’s been an interesting week in the market/world *understatement of the year (turns out old mate wasn’t just ‘playing’ battleship). Despite the chaos I’ve been buoyed, perhaps even a bit surprised at the resilience of the local property market. Things just seem to keep ticking over. There have been a lot of transactions in…
Let’s Get Political.
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In 1981 the chart smash hit ‘Physical’ was released by Australia’s favourite daughter Olivia Newton-John (aka Sandy from Grease). *Fun fact, that song was also offered to Tina Turner and Rod Stewart who turned it down (an offer I’m sure they regretted turning down…ahh the parallels in real estate!). What does that have to do…
A Different Story.
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Ever watch a movie that you are really enjoying and then suddenly it turns mean on you? Well I’d say a few owners currently on the market could relate to that opener. Now I know that when you call in a few agents to get your bi-annual free market appraisals most are telling you that…
Time Kills Deals.
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When preparing a property or perhaps more importantly a property owner for market something I always cover is the importance of being able to move quickly when a deal is in play. Market conditions have changed in recent months and in some price categories higher stock levels have meant that potential buyers have more options….this…
A Sure Thing.
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Looking at the market we are seeing pretty much what we expected (except for maybe Bitcoin), more stock has come on and buyers are a little coy. The rate rise this week wasn’t much of a surprise and in my view probably more of a reversal of last year’s premature cuts rather than its now…
The Fire Horse.
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As expected, it’s been a slowish start to 2026 with most home buyers eagerly watching the market to get a sense of demand…and fair enough too. This week the new listing numbers rose across Sydney (as they do every year), in fact REA and Domain went from empty shelves to plenty to look at in…
All Jokes Aside.
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As 2025 roars to a close and my team move in on what we thought was an unassailable target of 130 sales I’ve been struggling with what to say on this soap box. It’s said that self-consciousness is the enemy of art and whilst I acknowledge it’s rich to label this newsletter as art something…