Clark Clutter-Buster Challenge!
Last week we gathered up some ideas for simple renovations or remodelling that you can DIY at home. This week we are looking at the simple but overwhelming process of decluttering an deep cleaning! I hate clutter as much as anyone, but it never seems to go away no matter how hard I try to…
Adapting to new routines…
With Coronavirus taking over almost every aspect of lives, our routines are being challenged almost on a daily basis. There are lots of changes; from social distancing, unemployment on the rise, a slower pace in general, to the change in tone of the media. There are more people working from home and experts are saying…
April already?
Can you believe it’s April already? And even though Christmas was about ten minutes ago, we have already been through so much this year, in just a blink of an eye April is here. And April brings a new quarter, a day of commemoration and a choc-loaded long weekend of festivities. Of course we have…
Is it time to look at being creative with cash flow?
Perhaps during these unpredictable times we should consider how we might do that. Here are a few simple and easy ways to go about making extra moolla that you may not have considered before. Let’s kick it off with Clark Real Estate’s referral program! Have you checked it out? It’s pretty top notch! You can…
What is the impact of COVID-19 on the housing market?
With daily changes, updates, new information, more confirmed cases and many businesses struggling to keep their heads above water it is safe to say the long term effects of COVID-19 are simply unknown. Speculation is high, and we are relying on experts to give some insights as to how they think it will pan out.…
Private Treaty vs Auction
A private treaty, more commonly known as your standard residential property transaction, consists of the seller, usually with the advice of their sale agent, setting a price to sell their house for. From there, interested buyers negotiate over time with your agent who does their utmost to seal the deal as close as possible (or…
Negotiating in a sellers market
Power, during a negotiation, comes from knowledge. But what do you do when there are multiple offer’s on the table? And is knowing how long the property has been on market, how long since its last price reduction occurred, why it has been priced so and the seller’s motivation; really going to give you the…
Don’t Procrastinate on your Building and Pest
When you’re purchasing a new home there are many hoops you have to jump through in order to finally move into your dream house, this week I’d like to dig deeper into one particular hoop that isn’t mandatory but almost should be. So let’s look at exactly what goes on during a building and pest (B&P) inspection.…
Privileged pets
We Hoomans adore animals! So much so that we have declared a national Love Your Pet Day on the 20th, less than a week after Valentine’s Day, in which we must lavish them in even more love than we do on every other day of their precious lives. But despite all this love we seem…
LOVE IS IN THE AIR
We all know that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but did you know that 2020 is also a leap year? And that in bygone times this meant that it was socially acceptable, on this one day of the year… the 29th of February, for a woman to propose to a man!? This notion…