What Does The Property Market Have in Store For Brisbane?
As we bid farewell to 2023, it seems fitting to mark the first blog post of the New Year with a look at what we can expect from the property market in 2024. Last year was a rollercoaster of emotions, as interest rates skyrocketed and home prices generally remained strong across the board. Brisbane in…Read More→
Wishart’s Wonderful Amenities
A 15 to 20-minute drive from the centre of Brisbane, Wishart has grown into a sought after lifestyle suburb in recent years. It’s easy access to the Pacific and Gateway Motorways, plus being within easy reach of Moreton Bay and the Gold Coast, adds to its appeal. Location isn’t everything that Wishart has going for…Read More→
Buying Subject to Sale Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult
We often encounter property owners who aren’t making the next move in their life because they don’t feel they’re in a financial position to do so. Here’s the thing through – the real estate industry, by its very nature, doesn’t stand still. So there’s no reason that homeowners should feel they have to stand still. …Read More→
Lucky Number 8 Sells in Wishart
In Chinese culture the number ‘8’ is not any old number – it resonates with a magical charm, revered as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Even it’s pronunciation of ‘ba’ echoes ‘fa’, the Chinese word for fortune. For these reasons ‘8’ has always been not just appreciated, but coveted, in the world of Australian…Read More→
A Luxurious Waterfront Living Opportunity
Newport is an exclusive, premium waterfront community embracing the amazing Moreton Bay shoreline. Built around a series of broad canals, it’s where you find immaculate luxury homes that truly encapsulate what it means to live on the water. Among these is 26 Resolute Court, the latest listing from The Henry Wong Team®. This special property…Read More→
Can You Sell Your Home Without a Real Estate Agent?
When many people think of selling their home, one of their first questions is whether they need a real estate agent to help with the sale. With the amount of information on the internet, it can’t be too hard to figure out the process. Plus, there are businesses out there set up purely to help…Read More→
Foreign Buyer Interest Showing an Increase
The shackles of covid are well and truly off, and foreigners are starting to show significant interest in our real estate market once again, according to the latest Proptrack report. As migration is set to increase to its pre-pandemic levels and higher, we can expect this interest to continue to grow and have positive effects…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→
RBA Increase the Interest Rate
It’s been 138 months in a row without a rise in interest rates. That spell is now broken, and for the first time since November 2010 the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash rate. You can read about it all in Governor Philip Lowe’s statement, here, where he explains the official cash rate…Read More→
History Has Been Made
It was the rarest of opportunities, a once in a lifetime chance to seal what is one of the most exciting real estate prospects on the southside of Brisbane. Ladies and gentlemen, it did not disappoint. 310 Ham Road went to auction and has written its place in the history books. It will be recorded…Read More→
Behind the Scenes at Auction Day
There was unprecedented action when 8 Lexington Place in Wishart went to auction. Maybe it was the lucky number 8, maybe it’s the fact that this is an immaculately comfortable and functional family home. There are a multitude of reasons why this auction was so popular, all of which were capitalized on by The Henry…Read More→
