February 23, 2018
Monthly Tip • Real Estate • Selling
Booming markets over the past 3 years have meant that real estate agents have become facilitators of sales, rather than negotiators of them. When there is one house and 3 buyers who desperately want it, an agent does not have to sell the property. They simply facilitate the bidding process to find the highest paying […]
December 19, 2017
Mark Noble from McDonald Partners sold Beth’s Gymea Bay home and achieved an awesome result. Here is what she had to say about the process. Home Call McDonald Partners Real Estate for more information! 02 9525 8066 (24 Hours) Get a free property report at http://www.mdpre.com.au/propertyreport McDonald Partners are the local property experts in all […]
November 23, 2017
Contrary to what you may think, the toughest offer to accept is not the offer below your desired price. The hardest offer to accept (albeit begrudgingly) is the offer that is less than what you have previously rejected. In the past 5 years, selling has been relatively easy. Pick a number and wait for buyers […]
August 10, 2017
Buying • Real Estate • Selling
If you are looking to buy and sell in the present market, we urge caution. In the past 5 years as prices have been rising, those looking to buy and sell their primary residence/s have often elected to buy a new home and then sell their existing property. For a period of time, they have […]
August 3, 2017
reserve price is set too low to begin with. The reserve price should be set relative to the market feedback and o ers, not relative to the sale down the street last month. In a rising market, the worst way to set a reserve price is based on past sales. If you do, you are […]
August 3, 2017
Local News • Real Estate • Sutherland Shire
Editor of Shire Values and McDonald Partners long term sales person and marketing manager Matt Wigger has been named 1 of 12 finalists in NSW in the Domain Rising Star Awards. The Rising Star Awards are a recognition of modern marketing, adaptation and innovation in the real estate industry for young people under the age […]
July 25, 2017
Budgeting • Investment Property • Real Estate
The Federal budget always seems to throw up plenty to discuss. The media understandably pounce on the headline elements of the budget. Sometimes budget measures which are the least discussed can be the most intriguing. The Government has upgraded the ability of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to curb excessive and poor lending into […]
July 3, 2017
Investing • Investment Property • Property news & information • Real Estate
Thanks but no thanks, keep your hands on your money and off our real estate. Both the State and Federal Government have introduced budget measures in the past month that will deter foreign investors in the property market. There will be talk about the measures raising new taxation revenue to fund affordable housing. The reality […]
June 5, 2017
Property news & information • Real Estate • Selling • Sutherland Shire
Sydney real estate has been on an upward trend since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) begun cutting interest rates in mid-2012. All busts eventually end, as does every boom. Picking the end of this boom has seen many people get it wrong. Investment bank UBS recently came out and called the peak of the […]
June 5, 2017
Mark Noble & the McDonald Partners Team sold John’s home in Kirrawee. He was over the moon with the result and was happy enough to do a video for us. This is what he had to say about us! Home Call McDonald Partners Real Estate for more information! 02 9525 8066 (24 Hours) Get a […]
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