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    Agents use property blogs to sell Real Estate

    Successful property marketing of any sort requires a focus on the needs of the client. The ability to create a single Web site dedicated to just one property takes niche marketing to the next level for the property marketing industry. Websites dedicated to an individual property listing are...
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    Britain building first underground mansion

    Proving just how much the housing market has gone through the floor, the go-ahead has been given for Britain’s first underground mansion. Developers have announced plans for a £2m subterranean property, which will be entered via an unassuming door at ground level and descend up to 50ft below...
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    Top 10 most expensive streets in the world

    Hey i found this interesting article provided by Wealth Bulletin. I enjoy lists like this check it out. read the full list here
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    Property prices climb to six year high. Does that mean another interest rate rise?

    I just read a report stating that residential property prices in Australia increased 3.7 per cent in September to a six year high, which inevitably is heightening the likelihood of a third consecutive rate hike in December. Also the latest figures from Australian Property Monitors (APM)...
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    Today Tonight Story Heather Filippini - Life ban for unlicensed agent

    Did any one see on friday the today tonight story on Gold cost real estate agent Heather Filippini who specialised in selling off some of Queensland’s most expensive mansions has been banned for life from the property industry. The Ferrari and Bentley-driving Heather Filippini was permanently...
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    Funniest Real Estate Sign ever!!!

    The law says you must give full disclosure of any problems with a house when you sell it. Here’s someone who followed that law to the letter. Hilarious!!!
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    Melbourne achieves best auction results of the year... hmmm

    Has everyone seen the news that Melbourne achieved its biggest weekend for the year as more than 950 properties went under the hammer. Figures from Australian Property Monitors revealed that Melbourne recorded a 74.9 per cent auction clearance rate, in line with last week’s result of 76.4 per...
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    Top 10 most affordable QLD suburbs

    I am always skeptical of these lists however they always make way for good conversation/debate lol. The latest list provided by PRDnationwide revels that Queensland suburb of Charleville is the state’s most affordable place to live. According to the study, Charleville was the least expensive...
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    Clearance rates dip in major cities again

    hey for any of you that are interested last week i posted the results of the auction clearance rates for the weekend. There seemed to be a bit of interest so i thought i might as well share last weekends results. The weekend auction clearances dropped slightly again in Sydney and Melbourne...
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    Best Iphone App Creation ever – Augmented reality

    For the last few weeks i have been reading a lot of news about this new technology called "augmented reality." And now a number of iphone apps using this technology starting to hit the market. Most people will be unfamiliar with this technology so let me try and break it down for you...
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    Sydney and Melbourne auctions results cool off over the weekend

    Apparently Sydney and Melbourne’s run of strong auction clearance rates has dropped off as both cities failed to clear 75 per cent of the listed properties last weekend. Sydney achieved a clearance rate of 63.0 per cent, down from 73.4 per cent last weekend. Melbourne, 196 properties went...
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    Has the bottom of the cycle hit for gold coast waterfront?

    I have been watching the Gold Coast property market for a number of years now. Keeping an eye on the property news, blogs and trends in that area with a view to buying (when the market is ready) a waterfront home at a bargain price. Over the last twelve months to eighteen months the...
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    Australia ranks highest in least affordable housing list in the world!!!

    Today I was looking around for content for my blog and stumbled across the video posted yesterday by the ABC(ABC Video). The video stated that least affordable houses in the world are in Queensland’s sunshine coast, where the median price is 9.6 times average income, second is Honolulu, then the...
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    Forbes rich list

    I love list like this. Last night the Forbes 400 released the list of wealthiest Americans. Warren Buffett was the biggest loser losing aprox 10 billion dollars. And from the 400 wealthiest Americans lost $US300 billion ($340 billion) of net worth. That mean the net worth of all 400 combined...
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    CBA chief vows not gouge interest rates. hmm yer right...

    Ok so i read this article today from the daily telegraph and posted in on my blog as it is news worthy. The article stated that Sir Ralph Norris, CEO of the CBA locked banks into a pledge yesterday that will stop them from gouging six million home loan customers as mortgage rates rise. The...
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    Analyst tips back to back rate rises

    For last few weeks there has been a lot of speculation that the Reserve Bank may raise interest rates as early as November. Now the latest reports are saying that another rise could follow in December as it seeks to keep a lid on inflation. Who's else besides myself is anticipating the same...
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    Is the Commercial market still dry???

    I read a report yesterday stating that the commercial sales drought in the Sydney CBD is showing no signs of recovery During September, three major properties (1 Castlereagh St, 20 Hunter St and 140 Sussex St) were taken off the market as institutional owners sought to recapitalise their...
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    Number of Retirement Village Units in Australia to Double by 2021: Ernst & Young

    BY 2021, Australia will have twice the number of retirement village units than it does now, according to a new report by advisory firm Ernst & Young. I knew australia was an aging population but i dont think i ever realised at what rate it was increasing. Crazy!!! Daniel Kanoon
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    First home buyers are rejecting grant

    An interesting post I read today states that real estate agents are starting to see a decrease in the number of first-home buyer’s grants being utilized in the hopes that prices will fall. Some potential first home buyers are now of the opinion that they can save money by waiting until the...
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    First Home Owners Boost has 30 days to go

    Hey everyone, As all of you know from October 1 the First Home Owners boost will be halved, to $3500 for established homes and $7000 for new homes. I just wanted to gather some opinions on how you think this will affect the property market. I have recently read and posted a lot of reports...
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