Dan Sofo

  If you’ve been out house hunting for any length of time there is a good chance you’ll come across a property being sold as a deceased estate. Understanding the rules and norms of how a deceased estate transaction is conducted may well put you in a better position to secure the property, and at […]

  Here’s 2 simple hacks to make sure your home purchase isn’t affected by aircraft noise.   Peace and tranquillity, something we all value highly when we’re looking for a home to buy.    Now one of the positive impacts of COVID has been less congestion, less traffic on the road and of course, no

  Daniel Bligh is the founder of Elevate – a boutique property management firm looking after landlords in Sydney’s East and Inner West.   Daniel has a winning formula – it’s called great communication- with both landlords and tenants and he personally attends to every client with great care.   Daniel takes personal responsibility for

  This week I got to chat with legendary auctioneer Matt Shalhoub.   Matt is the real deal. He’s called more than ten thousand auctions on properties ranging from $600,000 to $6m and as such he has seen many many bidding strategies and taken note of which ones consistently seem to perform.   He very

There’s never a shortage of property market predictions and forecasts- everyone has an opinion on which way the property market is headed. Commentary, especially in the last six months has been quite doom and gloom, we’ve heard predictions of everything from 10%-30% falls to complete market crashes.

  Stamp duty in the state of NSW has been updated as of 1st July 2020 which makes it a great time to talk about this topic.   It’s likely one of the biggest single taxes you’ll pay in your lifetime. Consider that the duty on a $1m purchase is about $42,000, which would take

  This week I’d like to share some tips and tricks you can use when making your home inspections to see if that property is going to be well suited to you, and free of costly problems down the track.   Start by familiarising yourself with the floor plan and understanding the property orientation, even

  Timing an entry point into any market is difficult. Whilst we recognise that time in the market is more important than timing, those who assess risk and seize opportunities are often rewarded.   Are opportunities presenting themselves in the Sydney real estate market as the light at the end of the COVID tunnel nears?

Do you want to avoid a house-hunting disaster that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars, months of precious time, or even worse – missing out on that perfect property?

In Australia until recently the use of a professional buyers agent to undertake one’s search and property purchase was uncommon.