Things are looking up. After many months of a ho-hum market, the last weekend of September saw the highest auction clearance rate in two years. Australian Property Monitors reported a 67 per cent clearance rate, well up on the 57.5 per cent reported for the same weekend last year. This follows a relatively strong winter…
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Agency Principal, Alex Hart, has had two fantastic results in Birriga Road, Bellevue Hill in two weeks. First up was 12/94 Birriga Road, a two bedroom art deco apartment. It sold at auction on 21 August for the great price of $585,000. Next was 4/6-8 Birriga Road, an enormous and stunningly designed one bedroom apartment. This unique…
We are thrilled to welcome Annie Morris to Hart Estate Agents. Annie is our new Receptionist & Office Administrator. Originally from the United States, Annie has had a great variety of interesting roles prior to joining our office. Annie replaces Pru McAtamney, who has moved into a property management role. Find out more about Annie…
As online real estate marketing becomes more and more pervasive, is print advertising becoming a thing of the past? A typical sales marketing campaign runs to between $10,000 and $20,000 for a house, and $6,000 and $8,000 for a $700,000 apartment. The vast bulk of this is spent on print advertising. Vendors are increasingly asking…
We can’t stress the importance of landlord insurance enough. As property managers, we see the benefits and potential pitfalls of property insurance (or lack of it) firsthand, and we strongly recommend that you are adequately insured. Find out the most common and dangerous misconceptions about insurance in the latest edition of Hartbeat (available at the…
If you own a property worth up to $600,000 please take note. From 1 January 2012, stamp duty concessions will no longer be available to first home buyers of established homes. In a shock budget measure, the NSW Government will limit the concessions to those buying new homes. Currently, first home buyers pay no stamp…