Real Estate Daily

According to the big boss at the RBA, property prices in Australia may decline, but they won’t crash like they have in the USA and elsewhere:
“Indeed, prices probably are falling - gently. But I think there are enough differences in the US versus Australia dynamic between the US. We certainly shouldn’t assume there is going [...]

Despite the shaky, crazy things going on in finance markets around the world, now is the time to buy real estate. There are a lot of properties on the market right now, at least in Brisbane where things have gone ballistic in the past few weeks. So if you’re shopping for a home, you’ll have [...]

Leveraged beyond our means. That is the cause of the global financial crisis, according to The Age’s Ross Gittins.
“In the past decade, the housing boom — including the welter of negative gearing — has seen their total debt double relative to their disposable income from 80% to almost 160%.
That is our great vulnerability. If Australia [...]

Facebook is becoming quite a force, with more and more people joining up.  I’ve been on it for a few months, and I’ve just set up a Facebook Page for my business - have a look at Highshots Photography on Facebook.
Anyway, there’s a lot of talk around about how business people, including real estate agents, [...]

Real estate photos are so important these days that some agents are deliberately making homes look better than they are.  Think of glamour photography, but apply it to a house that’s up for sale. Usually it’s just a matter of adding a bit of makeup and photographing a home from its good side, but sometimes [...]

First home buyers are checking out the market, learning what’s available, but they aren’t yet buying real estate. And that’s to be expected. Many of them had, until recently, pretty much given up on purchasing their own home. Prices were skyrocketing, and the old $7,000 First Home Owners Grant had long since been off-set by [...]