LESS BUYERS = MORE MOOLA!

I often here buyers saying to me with less buyers in the market, doesn’t that mean sellers are going to receive less offers and potentially less money? My answer to ...

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 ...

Food for Thought!

Amongst all the doom and gloom of property it was refreshing to attend a private function last week where women gathered to raise funds for a local charity.  This tradition ...

WARNING! TERMITES!

Not only is the rainy whether the bearer of bad holidays… it also attracts some unwanted visitors! Rainy whether provides perfect nesting conditions for the nasty termite… leaving many home ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stairways to SPACE

In the magical world of renovating it is quite easy to get confused with all the fancy names and terminology floating around. Staircases are very quickly becoming a focal point ...