June 26, 2020
If you have been thinking about building a new home or carrying out an extension or renovation, now might be the time to meet with an AFG broker and work through your options. The Federal Government’s new $680 million HomeBuilder program announced on 4 June 2020 makes available $25,000 grants to help build or substantially […]
December 24, 2019
As 2019 draws to a close like most we start to reflect on the year past and start to plan for the year ahead. From a real estate point of view we are starting to see some more positive traits going into the New Year. At the end of 2018 I think many of us […]
October 11, 2019
We have certainly seen small gradual improvements in the rental market over the last twelve months compared to where the market was, especially if we look back further to two years ago with sliding rents and high vacancy rates. Things have improved. Rents had bottomed late last year in a number of areas that does […]
June 4, 2019
I think we are all thinking that after a long campaign by all the political parties, I certainly won’t be missing Clive that is for sure after haunting us on the tv for months. Here in Western Australia we do have some positives but most have been drowned in the constant negativity of the politicians […]
February 13, 2019
Expectation versus actual market has been the challenge for many in the last twelve to eighteen months. It has been hard to comprehend at times with the decreases in rent returns in the last couple of years and I think we have seen the worst of it during 2018. We are always looking for a […]
January 11, 2019
Now that 2018 is behind us lets focus on the coming year. We entered last year, and I think for many, thinking it couldn’t be any worse than last year. Sadly I think in many ways we got it wrong and certainly from a real estate sales point of view sales continued to be slow […]
June 6, 2018
Winter is here and is a time when essentials in properties are more important than ever. The reason I say that is nights are longer and colder and certainly heating is a key for many families, so having things working is the key on long winter days. The minute rain starts phone calls go up […]
May 4, 2018
From the Desk of Our CEO We have in recent times increased our marketing in the social media sphere with some success. In today’s markets we need to find ways to reach further than ever before and we have introduced a number of products to assist in spreading the word on what properties are available […]
March 9, 2018
Well we are into a new year, kids are back at school and most have had a holiday so we will see slow changes going forward. The talk is positive but at this stage we are only seeing small changes in our market. Vacancy rates for rentals have certainly improved to what they were a […]
February 8, 2018
From the Desk of Our CEO 2018 the year we all hope is better, in the later part of 2017 we did see an improvement in enquiry for renting and certainly an improvement in the amount of properties being leased. The market is still very competitive with stock levels still high. In terms of sales, […]
October 27, 2017
Spring has arrived and with that we have seen increased activity through home opens more typically through the hills and surrounding areas in our group. Areas with larger amount of properties for sale have seen low numbers for inquiry and open number remain the same. Supply demand rules in any market and the hills properties […]
September 15, 2017
As each year ticks past I look at where we have been and where we are going, as I think we all do in our own way and as I have mentioned before the going forward has been a massive challenge for many in the current economic conditions presented to us here in Western Australia. […]
June 20, 2017
As I write today I see the headlines in the West Australian stating the market appears to have bottomed or close to bottoming and is a great time to buy. Also sighting that rents will stabilise with improvement in the established home market, an interesting broad sweeping statement. As you read the article it talks […]
June 16, 2017
The current market is still presenting mixed results in terms of observer activity that being direct inquiry and home opens as an example. No two homes are the same and the inquiry can vary greatly from property to property but it is safe to say the overall activity since Christmas has been slower than many […]
March 23, 2017
Recent data has showed Sydney as the 2nd least affordable city in the world out of some 400 + cities in nine countries including the USA, UK, Australia and Canada. The top 5 is made up of: City and Median Multiple Hong Kong; 1 Sydney, Australia; 2 Vancouver, Canada; 8 Santa Cruz, USA; 6 […]
