Dan Sofo

  A complaint I regularly hear is from new clients who would like to buy their next home using funds from the sale of their current home, but they are hesitant to sell because finding their new home is proving tough.   If this situation sounds familiar, here’s a solution that can work for you. […]

  Generally a property sale by private treaty in all states of Australia except WA allows for cooling off. This is a period of two to five days in which you can decide not to proceed with the purchase for any reason.   It’s a different story when you’re purchasing property at an auction where

  Whilst it’s essential you have the sales contract for your prospective property purchase reviewed by a solicitor experienced in property conveyancing, it’s also very useful for you to know how to check the bits that can affect you the most. Spending ten minutes browsing through a sales contract before passing it on to your

  If you’ve spent any time learning about property you may have come across the ‘Property Clock’ which is a diagram showing how the major cities and regions are performing.   You can see here theres a clock published for houses, one for apartments, even one for commercial property.   When a region is marked

  After a decade heading up the NSW Police Crisis Negotiation task force, it’s fair to say that Steve York really is a master when it comes to getting people to come to an agreement. He’s dealt with everything from $150m business deals to armed hostage negotiations and estimates he has personally negotiated over 400

  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

  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