Thanks for an Awesome Year in Real Estate!
The holiday season is upon us, and we’re looking back and reflecting on a busy and rewarding year. It’s been a rollercoaster for many, as we dealt with what was hopefully the last kicks of lockdown and started moving back towards some semblance of normality. We’ve had a great year here at The Henry Wong…Read More→
Brisbane’s Future is Bright
There’s a definite buzz to Brisbane these days. Interstate and international migration is high, with the allure of the Sunshine State proving strong to many people around the world. We have the Olympics on the horizon too, which is already starting to shape our city in some way. We’re riding a wave of popularity, our…Read More→
The Shock Queensland Property Tax Isn’t Happening
You may recall a couple of weeks ago we told you about the shock property levy the Queensland government had decided to introduce. It was a move that was met with condemnation from a number of fronts and from the other Australian states. They labelled it a cash grab that would be detrimental to the…Read More→
How to Sell a Block of Units, Fast!
We love a challenge at The Henry Wong Team®. When our vendors presented us with a block of four units to sell in Camp Hill, we knew it would be a tricky undertaking. Never once did we think it couldn’t be done, no matter what the market is doing. Let’s take a look at how…Read More→
Henry Wong on the REB Podcast
Real Estate Business (REB) are a nationally recognised and renowned organisation providing real estate market intelligence, news and information to real estate professionals around the country. With large online followings, they’re a respected voice in the space, bringing credibility and valuable insights into market trends and happenings. The REB podcast has been going from strength…Read More→
Why Does Henry Wong Live in Calamvale?
Having grown up in Wishart and worked here as a real estate agent for many years, Henry Wong is a Wishart man through and through. Today, he lives just nearby in Calamvale. The Courier Mail caught up with him to get the lowdown on why him and Jessie have chosen Calamvale as their home. The…Read More→
We Love Smashing Reserve Prices
Fact: six out of the last seven real estate auctions in Wishart were passed in. This means the reserve price wasn’t met, the vendor wasn’t satisfied with the top bid and the house didn’t sell. It’s a sign of a market emerging from the heady peak of FOMO that was inspired by returning residents and…Read More→
Decline in New Construction Approvals
Australia has been in the thick of a two-year long property boom, spurred on by pandemic-fleeing returning residents, record low interest rates and a strong sense of FOMO (fear of missing out) amongst buyers. In a healthy economy, that rate of growth was always going to slow down at some point. In recent months it…Read More→
Another Successful Wishart Auction
Happy real estate buyers and sellers make our world turn here at The Henry Wong Team®. So the successful Wishart auction of 4 Sieben Street on Saturday 14th May really put a smile on our faces as we helped two separate parties move onto the next chapter in their life. In an indication of…Read More→
Possible Interest Rates Rise in 2022
The world has had a pretty tumultuous start to the year, with geopolitical tension seething and eventually boiling over with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This act has set international economies into a bit of a spin, not least because Russia is such a big supplier of oil onto the global market. We’re sure you’ve noticed…Read More→
A Guide to Citipointe Christian College
If you have a family of your own or are planning a family, you know how important it is to live in an area with good schools. In the Wishart and Mansfield region, we’re blessed to have amazing state schools and an array of exceptional private schools to choose from. One of these is Citipointe…Read More→
What the New Queensland Rental Reforms Mean for You
Queensland’s Rental Law Reforms have recently progressed with the passing of the Housing Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 in parliament. As always with reforms there are groups of people that are happy and others that aren’t as pleased. Some are saying these new laws are skewed towards favouring tenants over property owners, others are saying it’s…Read More→
