Advice Centre

If you are in the market to buy, rent or sell our research centre will help you to make more informed decisions.  Access a range of detailed guides, tips and hint articles as well as checklists to aid your decision making.

Or for the latest news on the property market visit our ExpertView blog where industry leaders provide their thoughts on the market.

Buying & Investing

Articles & Tips

The latest buzz word: Self Managed Super Fund

The latest buzz word: Self Managed Super Fund

If you’ve been keeping an eye out on the latest trends and practices amongst savvy investors, you may have heard them mention the term “self …

Buying the Right Investment Property

Buying the “right” investment property – how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes

Approximately 20% of our population buy one investment property, and of those investors, 50% sell within the next five years.  Many first time investors don’t …

What Is a Hot Spot And How Do You Find One?

What is a ‘Hot Spot’ and how do you find one?

In flat market conditions, it is still possible to make money.  A simple, fool-proof strategy is to purchase in a suburb before it becomes popular, …

Renting

Articles & Tips

The Search for a Rental Property

The Search for a Rental Property

With the competition for home rentals heating up across the country, what is the best way to approach your rental-house search?  In many ways, searching …

How To Put Your Best Foot Forward and Secure a Rental Property

How to Put Your Best Foot Forward and Secure a Rental Property

The tight rental market in Australia is showing no signs of slowing down in 2012.  As median rents continue to climb, competition inevitably grows, increasing …

Things To Ask Before Signing Your Tenancy Agreement

Things to Ask Before Signing Your Tenancy Agreement

For first time renters, the excitement that comes with moving out of home can sometimes mean that important details are often overlooked.  Before signing a …

Selling

Articles & Tips

Top Methods for Advertising Your Property

Top Methods for Advertising Your Property

In tough times we often see sellers tighten their purse strings when it comes to marketing their property. Whilst decreasing your advertising spend can be …

Top Tips to Prepare You For Auction Day

Top Tips to Prepare you for Auction Day

For many would-be sellers, the thought of auction day brings about an overwhelming feeling of anxiety and nerves.  The best thing you can do is …

Property Fixtures - Who is Entitled to Take What?

Property fixtures – who is entitled to take what?

You may have heard the unfortunate story from friends or family – they bought their dream home only to find that some of the items …

Moving & Renovating

Articles & Tips

5 Tips to Packing For Your Move

5 Tips to Packing for Your Move

When it comes to packing, being faced with boxing up your entire house with a looming deadline can be a very daunting process! To keep …

Removalist

Should I use an Accredited Removalist Company?

Moving house can often prove to be quite a stressful and emotional experience. The transportation of beloved possessions is a straining process and it is …

How To Plan Your Bathroom

How to Plan your Bathroom

The easiest way to approach your bathroom design is to consult with a bathroom designer, but it also pays to think beforehand about the sorts …