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.
At Dylan & Inns our conveyancing solicitors see a lot of clients who are purchasing an investment property on the Gold Coast, or in Brisbane. Some of these clients are savvy investors who have purchased numerous properties before and are familiar with the process, while others are first time property investors dipping their toe into the market.
You only have to look up and do a quick scan of the skyline to see how jam packed it is with cranes at the moment as the development of new apartments picks up pace. Right now the Gold Coast is seeing a resurgence in development along the coast, from Main Beach to Broadbeach and Brisbane’s hotspot is in Fortitude Valley.
