Real Estate

How To Improve The Street Appeal Of Your Property

How To Improve The Street Appeal Of Your Property Street appeal is the x-factor that can have would-be buyers fall instantly in love with your property. But it’s not a mystical thing. Rather, it’s a proven strategy of ensuring the front of your home is so appealing that it stops people in their tracks and musters up feelings of instant attachment. Essentially street appeal can be the difference...

Summer and The Mornington Peninsula

Are you looking for something to do this weekend or during the upcoming school holidays with your family? The Mornington Peninsula overflows with natural beauty, fresh local produce and exceptional beer and wine. Grab your nearest and dearest and follow our top stops for summer on the Peninsula. 1. Coastal trails Set at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, Point Nepean National Park is covered with...

What Buyers and Sellers can expect this Spring

Spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market, with listings multiplying and house hunters out in force... but how will this year play out? This year it will be the first spring for three years when our property markets have not been impacted by lockdowns or restrictions of some sort, which made it more difficult for buyers, sellers, and agents alike. Experts say this selling...

The BIG advantage to selling in winter

So many people overlook selling in Winter... Did you know that there's less competition for both sellers and buyers. For sellers, there are fewer properties on the market to compete with. One of the benefits of buying a home in the winter months is you are generally seeing it at its coldest and most unflattering time of the year. This means homes that provide good natural light and are well-ventilated...

Winter, EOFY & Rental Properties

With the end of the financial year fast approaching, now is the ideal time to assess your property investments, with a view to securing stable cash flows, minimising risks, and steadying property performance. We hope the upcoming financial year is more ‘normal’ and promises steady recovery. We have compiled a list of tips to assist - Rest assured, these tips are the result of our experience over many...

What is Conveyancing & How Does it Work?

Black Fox Real Estate recently had the pleasure of speaking with Michelle Sandys' from Muse Conveyancing to talk all things Conveyancing. We know buying and/or selling Real Estate can be daunting, however, finding the right Conveyancer to manage your Sale Documents will make this process so much smoother, thats where Muse Conveyancing comes in. Muse conveyancing is owned and operated by Michelle Sandys...

Inflation Impact on Interest Rates & Mortgage Finance.

Black Fox Real Estate recently had the pleasure of sitting with David Coloretti from Resolve Finance Mornington Peninsula to highlight the path of interest rates, implied by the RBA and financial markets, and explain how property buyers’ borrowing capacity will be impacted. The RBA have raised their cash rate for the first time in almost 12 years. They have been clear in their intention to implement a...

A General Sense of Optimism

Talk of cooling markets, the growing sense interest rates will rise this year, and widespread outbreaks of COVID-19 have done little to dampen homebuyer and seller confidence. Two new reports released on Wednesday 9th Feb 2022 show a strong start to 2022. That’s despite expectations the Omicorn strain’s grip on large parts of the country could see many delaying real estate-related decisions until...

Homebuyers hone in on outer suburbs and coastal lifestyle during COVID

The allure of a sea change and the desire for more space continue to tempt buyers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lockdowns cementing the appeal of coastal and outer suburban areas. New data from realestate.com.au shows outer suburbs within commuting distance to CBDs and coastal areas remain popular with serious or highly-engaged buyers. The pandemic has fuelled a reassessment of living...

Lockdowns Delay Spring Market Activity

15th September 2021 The lockdowns in Australia’s biggest markets will delay the typical uplift in activity during the spring selling season, realestate.com.au economist Paul Ryan said, although states free of restrictions face a more normal spring selling period. “While COVID-19 restrictions remain in place, housing market activity will continue to be subdued, but I see this as only a delay. So...

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