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Property Market Archives - Caroline Jean-Baptiste

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Insights into the Brisbane Property Market

2024-05-08T08:14:42+10:00May 8th, 2024|Property Market|

We thought it would be timely to give you some key insights into what's going on in the Brisbane property market because things are looking good for property owners and investors. Brisbane homes have seen extraordinary capital growth, rising 50.2% since March 2020. The strong population growth has been aided by an increase in remote work, increasing housing demand, driving down supply and making it [...]

What are you looking at when you’re looking for property?

2023-09-06T08:29:57+10:00September 6th, 2023|Property Market|

Welcome to September, which also means the change of seasons with the arrival of spring, which also means that the real estate market is heating up. And this is what we've been waiting for! Sales listings have increased and the number of interested buyers is also increasing. So now we just need to see the impact. To check what's happening in your local market, [...]

When is the right time to buy that house?

2023-05-18T10:42:44+10:00May 18th, 2023|Property Market|

When is the right time to buy property? This is one of the questions I am asked most often, but there is no secret formula that can give you a definitive answer. We don’t know when the market is going to turn, we don’t know when property demand and supply will be optimally balanced in your favour, we don’t know when your dream home [...]

How do you know what a property is worth right now?

2022-11-23T10:31:32+10:00November 23rd, 2022|Property Market|

This is a tricky thing to estimate at the moment with sale prices fluctuating as much as they are and so much uncertainty in the market.  And this doesn’t help much if you’re about to go to auction or place an offer on a home that you’ve fallen in love with. The key, as always, is research!  Find comparable properties in the same neighbourhood [...]

The impact of the increasing interest rate on the property market

2022-10-05T09:20:47+10:00October 5th, 2022|Property Market|

For those of us without fixed interest rates, these rate increases are hitting us pretty hard. Due to the incredibly long period of stability, we're no longer used to the "variable" component of our variable interest rate. This is having some noticeable effects on the property market: Decline in auction clearance rates as properties aren't always reaching the vendor's reserve Decline in property [...]

Take a look at the big picture

2022-08-03T15:07:00+10:00August 3rd, 2022|Property Market|

There's so much talk at the moment about interest rates rising, property values dropping, speculation of crashes, doom and gloom and uncertainty. Well I'm here to say 'stay calm.' Interest rates do go up. They've gone up again yesterday. Hopefully that will be the last for a few months but it might not be. They've been so low for so long that we're no [...]

Changes to the property market 2020-2022

2022-03-23T08:46:14+10:00March 23rd, 2022|Property Market|

The Australian property market has seen massive changes over the past two years. The greatest of which was the record rise in housing values. According to Australia's leading property researcher, CoreLogic, housing values rose 24.6% between the end of March 2020 and February 2022. This is great news for those who already own property, but not so great for first home buyers or those [...]

How can you capitalise on the property boom?

2021-06-02T11:06:39+10:00June 2nd, 2021|Property Market|

The current property boom is a hot topic right now with lots of people wanting to know how they can capitalise on it. Here are my tips to give you some ideas: First home buyers Get on the bandwagon. Property isn't going to get any cheaper and it's going up at a rate faster than most people can save. So if you can afford [...]

Are you watching the property market with interest?

2021-03-02T13:29:12+10:00February 10th, 2021|Property Market|

We’re seeing record high property sales prices, auction clearance rates and open home inspections combined with record low interest rates and it’s creating some real energy. The result is that the property market is going a little bit crazy right now. Sea changers are flocking to regional and coastal areas, people are upsizing, downsizing, investing, rent-vesting. Home owners and developers are buying and selling [...]

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