Hope Island is one of the Gold Coast’s most exclusive suburbs. Home to an enclave of exclusive housing estates, such as Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort, with several world class golf courses meandering in between.
The property website Domain are currently running a series of articles on selling a property, covering aspects from presentation and market advise, to sales tactics and the conveyancing process itself.
Brisbane came alive this weekend for the annual Teneriffe Festival. The streets were lined with a festival of food, markets and entertainment.
So you’ve spent countless weekends scouring the suburbs of Brisbane, or the Gold Coast for that perfect property and you think you’ve finally found ‘the one’ and are ready to put in an offer and sign a contract of sale. It’s right about now that you need to tap the brakes every so slightly. There’s no point rushing in and signing your name, as the entire conveyancing process will be dictated by this contract, so you want to make sure you’ve got it right before signing.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
With property prices in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast set to continue their rise in 2016, there has never been a better time to enter the property market, or purchase an investment property. But with more investors entering the market, competition is increasing in attracting the perfect tenants. So what exactly are tenants looking for in 2016?
They say Spring is the season for selling and with the Queensland property market coming into its own right now, this is definitely the case, with a whole variety of properties flooding the market, from established homes to new apartments. The Gold Coast and Brisbane are seeing a dramatic increase in property transactions.
You only have to go for a quick drive down a suburban street to see how popular the renovation game has become, with home owners making big changes to their property, spurred on by the latest raft of renovating TV shows gracing our TV screens. In Brisbane it’s grand old Queenslanders that are receiving all the attention, while weatherboard beach shacks are in vogue on the Gold Coast.
So you’ve just purchased a property on the Gold Coast. First of all, congratulations! Now you’re probably ringing around different law firms for a conveyancing solicitor to act on your behalf and assist you with the purchase process. When you’re obtaining quotes you’ll normally be quoted a professional fee, as well as a search fee. This search fee is the cost of the searches your solicitor must undertake on the property, and in most cases the cost of these is simply what it costs your solicitor to order these.
As a specialist property law and conveyancing law firm we deal with a lot of buyers, some who are experienced investors, whilst many are new to the property market and very unsure about the process. Our job is to make the buying process as easy as possible for you, so we thought we’d put together a few tips on making an offer on a property.
