SO WHAT’S WITH THE NEIGHBOURS?

Love them or loathe them, we all have them – neighbours. After a personal experience with neighbours who seemed to have forgotten how to find their way out of my ...

HAVE YOU BEEN NAUGHTY OR NICE?

Have you ever wondered why a real estate agent could list you as being a “bad tenant”? Here are the main reasons why a tenant can be listed on the ...

Migration Nation

Did you know that net overseas migration to Queensland, over the last twelve months, has fallen from 19,308 in the three months to March 2009 to 10,876 to the March ...

Your local watering hole…

The 2009 amendment of liquor licensing laws has allowed for existing liquor licence holders to open up smaller boutique bars with a capacity of 60 people. These trendy bars are ...

Conveyancing – what is it?

Conveyancing is the legal transfer of a property’s title from the seller to the buyer. When you purchase or sell property, you have the choice of employing a solicitor to ...

Appreciate Your Real Estate!

During the last five years, capital gains in the housing market have been lower than the preceding period however, conditions have been such that rents and values have increased by ...

To Market, To Market- Jan Powers Farmers Markets

For those of you who ponder on a Saturday morning as to what exciting activity can keep both you and your family amused, the Jan Powers farmers markets located down ...

Does the Race Really Stop the Nation?

With all the marketing of events and functions to be held on the infamous 2nd November we could all be fooled into thinking that every Australian adult is either entering ...

A Paddington Face-lift

A couple of months ago I talked about the renovations of my home. Well, I have finally finished and have moved in. The entire process took about 8 months, a ...

Signed a contract lately? Wondering why it looks different?

On October 1 2010, amendments to Chapter 11 to the PAMDA took place. This amendment removes the prescriptive requirements for presentation and delivery of proposed residential property contracts to potential ...