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How to Feng Shui Your Home to Attract More Buyers

By Kristie Kwok on 6 Jan 2014 No Comments

Selling your home is all about making it attractive to potential buyers, so it is important that you cater your property to suit the growing number of Feng Shui driven people. Even if you consider this ancient art a bizarre superstition, it is still worthwhile to take simple steps to improve the Feng Shui in your home for an upcoming inspection ...

Melbourne Property Market Update – January 4, 2014

By Peter Sarmas on 4 Jan 2014 No Comments

Whether you celebrated the end of 2013 with a bang or relaxed at home with some family and friends, we wish all of our readers good luck and good health for the coming year. In honour of 2014, Sharon Fox-Slater has compiled a list of nine New Year’s resolutions to help property owners and investors execute their financial goals ...

Could an Apartment Be The New Aussie Dream Home?

By Kristie Kwok on 3 Jan 2014 No Comments

While the freestanding house was once the great Australian dream, apartment living is being embraced by modern buyers. The notion that today’s Aussie dream home can be something other than a detached house with a garden is not entirely new. In recent years, there has been a shift in favour of other types of dwellings ...

Nine New Year’s Resolutions for Property Owners and Investors

By Sharon Fox-Slater on 2 Jan 2014 No Comments

New Year’s resolutions are often forgotten soon after the last of the leftover turkey has been consumed. Planning and commitment are crucial to making sure that you execute your financial goals. Here are a few check points to consider when mapping your property journey for this year ...

Outer Suburbs Offer Affordable Housing in Melbourne but Risk Work-Life Balance

By Kristie Kwok on 31 Dec 2013 No Comments

While there are both advantages and disadvantages to moving further away from Melbourne’s CBD, buying a house in the outer suburbs may be the only choice for many, unless they are prepared to give up dwelling space and a garden by living in an apartment. Due to growing house prices, affordable homes close to the CBD ...

How Good Walkability Can Equal Good Investment

By Urban Melbourne on 30 Dec 2013 No Comments

One factor that is gaining increased gravity with investors is a suburb's walkability. Walkability is a points system derived by Walk Score, which evaluates accessibility and proximity to places, attractions and transportation options amongst other considerations to determine how walk-friendly a suburb is for those who choose to reside within it ...

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