$6,000 Given Away By Forbes
Oct 31st
Forbes Realty Giving away some Cash
A little while back Joy Hoyes was having trouble selling her Dalby home that had been on the market for quite some time. Fortunately she popped into the Forbes Realty Office and pretty soon Joy and the Forbes Realty Team had nutted out a plan to sell her Dalby Property. At the time she appointed Forbes as her new exclusive agent she learnt that she was to be part of a cash giveaway promotion that was being run by the Forbes Realty Team where 27 Sellers would go into the draw to win $6,000 in Cash.
Joy’s Dalby home sold within weeks allowing Joy to happilly move on with her life. Some time passed and Joy had forgotten all about the $6,000 prize draw that she was part of. So imagine her suprise when I called her to let her know that her name was drawn out of the hat to win the cash. This is what Joy had to say, “Now I have the money in my hot little hands it is sinking in that I actually won! I have been talking about going on a cruise for a couple of years and now I can really go”
This was a fun promotion for Forbes Realty and people really liked the concept so we decided next time we would take it a step further and give away a car. That’s right a car. List and Sell with Forbes for a 1 in 50 chance of winning a new Barina Spark. What do you think of this promotion?
Is now a good time to buy property?
Sep 7th
Interesting article by Paul Kounnas. What do you think?
Like most people, you’re probably confused by the daily bombardment of mixed messages about the state of the property market.
Are you finding it difficult to make sense of the conflicting information?
Well don’t. The market is going through a transition period where some properties will remain stagnant, others will rise and some will fall.
There are no apparent signs of home sellers so desperate to sell that they would give away their properties at a 30% discount, which would then trigger a collapse in the housing market. In Australia there are less than 1% of mortgages in arrears, which is considered low by international standards.
We are also currently seeing signs that the market is beginning to stabilise after the slowdown we experienced during the past twelve months.
Paul Bloxham, HSBC’s Chief economist for Australia and New Zealand, and a former RBA economist, believes that the prospects for the Australian economy are strong. Paul expects house prices to “track sideways in the short term and then rise in line with household disposable income – we expect that housing prices will continue to grow at a modest pace over the next few years. We view the risk of a sharp fall in housing prices as very low”.
This is a year of opportunity for the astute property investors, who can see through the maze of mixed messages. They will do very well as they take advantage of long term opportunities presented by the current market.
If you are selling and buying in the same market this is a good time, particularly if you are upsizing.
Can you remember back 10 years ago? How cheap were properties then?
Don’t be the one looking back in a few years time saying “I wish I bought back in 2011 when property was cheap”.
Time to Invest in Dalby Real Estate
Aug 2nd
Well things just might be hotting up for Dalby Real Estate. Mark (Forbes Property Manager) is crying out for more properties to rent. I think he has a grand total of 2 properties available right now and with tenants knocking down the door looking to rent places you have to ask when will this flow on to the Dalby Real Estate Sales Market. Well in my opinion it is only a matter of time and if you are thinking of buying something in the next few years, well stop thinking, and JUST DO IT. There is no shortage of houses right now under $200,000 and if you look back to where Dalby was a few years ago it was hard to find anything under the magic $200k mark. Investing in Dalby Real Estate appears to be a smart move right now and we are noticing more outside interest in Dalby houses. One Dalby property we recently sold had leases in place to return in excess of 10%. With this kind of return on your money it is little wonder that the outsiders are again looking at Dalby Real Estate to add to their portfolios.
So crunch the numbers if you are thinking about buying and I am sure you will find the numbers stack up at Dalby right now for investors.
Building and Pest Inspection on Dalby Homes
Jul 16th
Building Inspections on Dalby Homes
Here is a picture of me on top of a Dalby Home I just sold. What the hell am I doing up there in my office attire you ask. Well I was present at the building inspection like all good agents should be and when Brett the building inspector decided he needed to see on the roof I thought well I want to see too so up the ladder I went.
When selling Dalby Homes I find that most times a buyer purchases subject to a building and pest inspection. Now this is a good idea for any buyer because you don’t want to settle on a house and find serious structural faults or the dreaded termite infestation. So protect yourself and get a qualified building inspection done for piece of mind.
Video Presenting your Property Comes to the Dalby Real Estate Market
Jul 2nd
Well we have been looking for new ways to market Real Estate in Dalby and we have taken note of some city agencies who are using videos and social media to push a property to the market place. The old days of a real estate agent getting a buyer in the car and driving them all over the place and not letting them go until they buy something are well and truly over. Buyers looking at Dalby Real Estate have usually looked at the house many times online before even thinking about ringing an agent and with the use of video it adds a more personal touch to the buyers online viewing experience.
Selling your house in the Dalby Real Estate market right now is not easy and for a seller this is just another way to get your property to stand out from the rest. A video such as the one shown in this post can easilly be viewed via the usual property search portals, realestate.com.au & domain.com.au but the real kicker here for sellers of Dalby Real Estate is how it can spread on social media platforms such as facebook and Twitter! Tell me what you think. Is this a worthwhile property marketing concept right now?
