Here is one of our latest interviews recorded live on Facebook with Margaret O’Connor from O’Connor Strata.
Margaret’s experience is extensive and what she shares in this is invaluable. Her and her husband started their business in 1985 and in that time she has seen the good, the bad and the ugly in strata communities.
Some of the questions we cover in this interview are:
We are also very pleased to announce we have been chosen as finalists for the third time in a row in the 2017 Hornsby Local Business Awards in the category of Most Outstanding Real Estate Agency. This is the award we won last year and details of that fun Awards Gala evening can be found here…. Read the full post »
We are massively proud of our team at John Pye Real Estate. If you follow us on Facebook you already have heard…
We are very pleased to announce we have been chosen as finalists in three categories in the 2017 Awards for Excellence, Real Estate Institute of NSW and these categories include:
Residential Property Management Team
This Award for Excellence recognises outstanding achievement by … Read the full post »
Our second quarter APRIL – JUNE017 Sales & Rental Market Reports are now completed and found by choosing the relevant suburb, then clicking the links below.
Don’t hide or put band-aids over problems or issues at your property.
Be open and upfront, it is easier for a buyer to process and except – or ideally fix it properly.
HONEST MARKETING IS VALUED
Buyers feel like they’ve wasted their valuable time when the marketing of a property does not match reality.
One of the strategies we’ve implemented is 360 degree Virtual Tours for … Read the full post »
Sunday night has arrived and while many people enjoyed a smashed avo on toast and a few coffees down at the local cafe over the weekend, here is some food for thought involving property, coffee and also smashed avo – a hot topic for first home buyers over the last few months.
The winners have been announced for the LPMA 2017 Awards for Excellence. Local Property Management professional Bec Reid has won the Excellence in Corporate Support Award.
LPMA is an elite group of professionals made up of the very best property management practitioners and companies. They are at the forefront of Australian property management practice, and their Awards are highly … Read the full post »
It’s not about which property type is the best, it’s about which one is the best for you.
Ask anyone and there will always be a huge argument about whether houses or units are better investments because a lot of people think that houses are superior to units and vice versa.
Are you a Landlord or soon to be Investor of a Strata property?
NSW Fair Trading are hosting a FREE Strata Reforms Information seminar for both owners and tenants this month.
Topics covered will be:
Complying with the new laws
Resolving disputes
Maintaining the building’s condition
Role of Strata Managers
Common property and private lots
Owner renovations
Our first quarter JANUARY – MARCH 2017 Sales & Rental Market Reports are now completed and found by choosing the relevant suburb, then clicking the links below.
If you would like a free customised report specifically for your property, please contact us and we would be happy to provide this for you at … Read the full post »
First-home buyers who use their superannuation to purchase their own home could end up with larger ‘nest eggs’ at retirement than if they continued to rent their whole lives, says the REIA.
He said it is “nonsense” to suggest accessing super to buy a home will erode retirement savings, as both comprise the asset pool at retirement.Giving young people access to their own money in a superannuation fund to purchase their … Read the full post »
Here is a great blog post from Leon Axford, our Auctioneer. Original post can be found here.
It’s the question we get every time our clients want to book an auction. “What is the best time to auction the property?”
At Axford Auctions we always held the opinion that first up in the morning or last in the afternoon were the best times. Our theory was set around selling in isolation just … Read the full post »
Link Housing are hosting a FREE half-day affordable housing conference on Friday 24th February 2017, at the Epping Club from 8:15am to 1:30pm. You can register for your free ticket here.
Some of the speakers include Victor Dominello (Minister for Finance, Services and Property and local member … Read the full post »
Hornsby Council is calling for locals to give their opinions into the design for the redevelopment of Hornsby Quarry. This opportunity to forward ideas and share views closes 29th of March, 2017 – information can be found here on their “Discover Hornsby Park” website.
Hornsby Council are asking local residents and property owners for comments, sketches, illustrations and photos of ideas of what we would like … Read the full post »
Our fourth quarter OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2016 Sales & Rental Market Reports are now completed and found by choosing the relevant suburb, then clicking the links below. If you would like a free customised report specifically for your property, please contact us and we would be happy to provide this for you at no … Read the full post »
Here’s another brilliant article by Elizabeth Knight in the Sydney Morning Herald about what is happening in the Australian property market.
Australia’s New Five Speed Property Market – Elizabeth Knight
So remember how 2016 was meant to be the year the housing bubble started to seriously deflate? Well in the major city markets of Sydney and Melbourne little oxygen escaped with dwelling values rising more than 15 per cent and more … Read the full post »
This is a brilliant podcast worth listening to from The Ray Hadley Morning Show.
Steve Price, who is filling in for Ray Hadley here, chats with Cameron Kusher from CoreLogic. He gives some insight into the current state of the Housing Affordability Crisis with national figures and predictions for 2017.
