Posts by Cate Bakos

The number of people I’ve met who believe that auction success is solely based on budget is numerous. Plenty of buyers believe that bidding style has zero impact on their chances of success. What they misunderstand is two-fold. Firstly, they are assuming that every other potential bidder is resistant to any sense of fear, intimidation,…

These days we inspect plenty of properties with retro-fitted solar panels and inverter controls. Since the introduction of government initiatives, (both State Government means-tested and Federal incentives), we’ve witnessed a strong uptake in solar energy adoption. Just over two million households, or 21 per cent of Australian households have solar panels. While most solar panel…

I remember years ago, hearing a conveyancer say, “and I had to be firm. I told the caller that their lack of planning was not going to be my emergency.” What was she talking about? She had a prospective client decide to purchase at auction without a contract review, and it wasn’t until the contract…