Posts by Cate Bakos
Sex-and-the-city Buyers
Amidst the crazy election furor, annoying political ads and badly-thought-out vote grabs, one of the latest knee-jerk ideas of our politicians is to assist a limited number of eligible first home buyers into the market with a handy additional 15% deposit guarantee. What does this mean for buyers? It means that those who haven’t saved…
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What if your off-the-plan unit loses value before it’s finished?
Buyer fears home loan plan will increase competition
How do we grade a property?
We use the term “A-Grade” a lot, but what does this really mean, and how do we distinguish between A-Grade and other grades? In this Buyer’s Market, it’s easy to buy a bargain property. The critical element that buyers need to focus on now relates to the quality of the property. Anyone can buy a…
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