Are You Ready to Take the Investment Property Plunge?
Investment Properties An investment property is a house or apartment purchased specifically for financial gain, either by renting out to tenants or by selling at a profit in future. While buying your first home investment property can be daunting, with some careful research and the right attitude, you can safeguard your financial future. Know the…
The Emotional Aspect of Selling Your Home
When it comes to selling your home, everyone knows it’s an emotional journey. In fact is it listed as one of the “Big Three” in life’s emotional stressors. So no one expects you to be cool as a cucumber the whole time. But it’s no fun to be a basket case either right? Here are…
Remote Property Management
Australians are known to be great travellers, with millions of us hopping on a plane, boarding a train or loading the car every year. Australian’s have also put roots down all over the world, with an estimated one million Aussies now living overseas. At this time of year, while we are shivering in our shoes…
5 Things To Do If Your Property Isn’t Selling
It’s the worst possible outcome. Your home has been put on the market and yet nobody wants to buy it. But what can you do to avoid your property languishing unsold for months? Is pricing the issue? Price is a crucial factor in selling real estate, and entering the market at the right price is…
You Think Your Job Is Stressful? Spare a Thought for our Sales Support Professionals….
If you feel like your job is stressful, there may be some around you who are more stressed, but you are not aware, as part of their job is to mask their own… and to manage yours. The World’s Most Stressful Jobs The market research institute Bureau of Labor Statistics, in partnership with the Business…
What’s the Deal With Auctions in Brisbane?
In May 2018, Australian auction clearance rates fell again, hitting levels not seen since early 2013. Brisbane, usually behind our southern neighbours in clearance rates at the best of times, recorded a dismal new low of 33.6%. Despite a brief peak (still only around the 50% mark), rates remain stubbornly low in Brisbane, currently sitting…
Seven Savvy Saving Tips for Preparing Your Home For Sale or Lease
Presenting your home for sale or lease can be a huge stress. The emotional strain is one thing, not to mention concern around finances. Here are some tips and tricks to enhance your home without hurting your bank balance… When shopping online, delay checking out Shop a furniture site and, if you see an item…
Long Haul Suburbs: Kalinga, Wilston and The Grange
There is an unofficial waiting list for certain suburbs in Brisbane. Wilston, Kalinga and The Grange are three examples of suburbs that have become known as “Long Haul Suburbs” Once people are in, they take a long time to leave. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s chairman Rob Honeycombe explains this phenomenon in that…
The City or The Suburbs? The Never Ending Story of Choice
It seems there is a pattern in terms of suburban migration. So much of that comes down to space. Our ambivalence to it, or our need for it, and then the realization that we may have too much of it. This is, of course, largely connected to demographics and family size. The CBD and high…
Sensational Suburbs. Gordon Park (As Featured by Nine News)
On Monday morning we received a call from Channel Nine Brisbane, wanting to interview our principal, Mario Lattanzi regarding the exceptional status of Gordon Park as a Brisbane “hot spot”. At Clark Real Estate, we pride ourselves on marketing our properties so well that days on market are extremely low. We have recently had examples…