Archive for March, 2008
The recent move by the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase interest rates for the 12th consecutive time, pushing the average standard variable rate to 9.25 per cent has placed pressure on a lot of home owners who currently have their property listed on the market.
The natural instinct of property owners who can’t afford increased mortgage repayments is to reduce the price of their property in hope of a quick sale. This might seem like the only option and in some instances is the correct solution, but before you take this drastic measure make sure you have exhausted all other options.
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Today is the official Privatepoint launch so keep an eye open for properties appearing in the system and on the websites we export to.
Our goal at Privatepoint is to provide property owners with an alternative solution to using a real estate agent to sell their property. Our belief is that current private real estate websites simply do not provide enough exposure for the properties which are listed on them. People searching for property infrequently search these websites meaning properties listed on these websites are never exposed to an audience.
We are not another one of these private real estate websites but rather we are a private real estate marketing platform. We allow property owners to upload their listings to our system and then we export their listings to real estate portals across the world.
We are always looking for new export partners and plan to add a new website we export to each month. So keep a look out for updates to our system and new websites we export to.
Happy selling!
Today I read an interesting article in the Daily Telegraph, it was titled “A $20 ad to sell a house with $1m views”. Despite News Limited clearly trying to sell more print advertising the article does have some merit. It highlights how popular For Sale by Owner (FSBO) is becoming with more and more property owners across Australia.
Many property owners now realise that a reasonably presented property that is marketed to as many potential property buyers as possible will sell it self. The greater the audience your property is exposed to the greater the possibility it will sell.
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You should be able to provide an answer to this question within 15 seconds of reading it, if not then you should not be selling your property.
On too many occasions I have seen property owners who have not had a specific reason to sell their property resulting in the sales process being a complete disaster. This is increasing apparent during times when property prices are on the rise and property owners decide to “test the waters” by placing their property on the market and setting an unrealistic listing price.
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Every property which is advertised For Sale is required to be accompanied with a draft Contract of Sale outlining the conditions of sale. A final Contract of Sale will be prepared as soon as the buyer and seller have agreed on the final conditions of sale.
A contract of sale usually includes the following information;
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If you have taken advantage of our Promotional Offer and received a FREE Open Inspection sign or purchased an Open Inspection sign then you need to know how to erect your sign for open inspections.
These signs are 450mm long and 300mm tall and are made from weather resistant Corflute material. They are double sided so they are easily seen from either direction of a street. It is extremely easy to erect these Corflute signs, all you need are some basic tools including a hammer, screw driver or drill and maybe a set of pliers.
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If your subscription package to Privatepoint includes a FREE For Sale sign, For Lease sign or if you have purchased a sign or ordered an additional sign then you need to know how to erect your sign at the front of your property.
These signs are 600mm long by 900mm tall and are made from weather resistant Corflute material. They are single sided allowing for easy erection. It is extremely easy to erect these Corflute signs, all you need are some basic tools including a hammer, screw driver or drill and maybe a set of pliers.
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Property inspections are an important way for you to make contact with prospective buyers. They also allow you to gauge the views of your target audience in regard to their thoughts about your property, its listing price and the marketing strategy you are undergoing. This article on Property Inspections should be read by all property owners who are thinking about or selling their property.
An essential item in conducting a property inspection is an Open Inspection sign which is displayed outside a property while a property inspection is performed. There are two benefits from having an Open Inspection sign erected at the front of a property, these include;
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