Tag: Real Estate

Cush For Comment July 2nd

From a Bush Economist On my list of qualifications, I boast bush lawyer, bush accountant and bush economist. That Bush University spits out degrees! As a bush economist, I did not see that last interest rate rise coming. That also puts me in the same camp as 50 per cent of actually qualified economists. I’m…

YOUR QUICK STYLE GUIDE: LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE

Are you looking at lighting up your real estate? The best interior design in the world is nothing without the right lighting, so it’s best to read up and make sure you’re making the most of your aesthetics! AMBIENT LIGHTING Ambient lighting is what you could consider your “standard” lighting. It is intended to provide…

Cush For Comment | 26 February 2023

There are a lot of eyes on the rental market and there is a lot of concern about rents going up, the low number of available properties and the long queue of prospective tenants in snakelike lines outside open houses. With this attention comes anxiety and when these three levers move in the wrong direction…

What every homeowner should be doing now

Original article by Taylah Fellows in Courier Mail 07/02/2023 The latest rate rise is putting yet more strain on already stretched household budgets. But there’s one thing homeowners can do now to avoid even more mortgage pain. A new survey has found just one in three Australian’s tried to negotiate a lower mortgage rate during…

Inner North Brisbane brickworks site transforming into boutique neighbourhood

Original article at Realestate.com.au With Brisbane City Council introducing strict new town planning guidelines, infill development projects, where an existing, generally industrial, urban area is regenerated, have become increasingly rare. As Brisbane’s burgeoning population is boosted by interstate arrivals, inner city property is in-demand, says Michael Matusik, director of Matusik Property Insights. With new housing in…

Cush For Comment | 29 January 2023

Strap in folks! This is not the column I thought I would be writing. This year the market has jumped out of the gates and enquiry has exploded! We have had apartments where open-house attendees in November/December were two-four groups per week and now we are seeing 20-plus groups at the open houses! And it’s…

Cush For Comment | October 9 2022

WITH a lot of chatter about interest rates, I called my great mate Paul Hixon, from Loan Market, to get up to speed with the word on the street. He told me about the federal government incentive for first-home buyers (FHB) to help them get into the market. It allows them to avoid Lenders Mortgage…