State of the market – Autumn 2024

As we wave farewell to Summer and set our sights more firmly on 2024, there is one over-riding phrase that sums up the current state of the market….it’s getting busier! Could it be that the market is turning? There are a number of indicators that lead us to believe...

State of the market – Winter 2023

We wanted to start this newsletter edition with some classic Ted Lasso quotes (if you haven’t seen this program yet then do yourselves a favour!).  “There’s two buttons I never like to hit: that’s panic and snooze.”  “You know what the happiest animal on earth is?...

State of the market – Summer 2023

Well, what a difference a year makes. Just twelve short months ago we were talking about the FOMO effect and how absolutely everything was selling.  Now, we’re in a very different situation.  We can probably describe the present situation as a kind of ‘hit and miss’...

State of the market – Winter 2022

The current real estate market can be characterised as ‘stable’. Overall, there has been a slowdown and this is creating a more constant situation, where buyers have more time to make decisions. The sense of panic that we witnessed as recently as six months ago is...

State of the market – Autumn 2022

Given the size and magnitude of the recent flood emergency, just how the floods will affect the local property market is hard to know.  After the Brisbane floods of 2011, some flood impacted suburbs experienced a 6-10 per cent loss in value, so we can guestimate a 10...

State of the market – Spring 2020

In these (cliché alert) unpredictable and unprecedented times (we did warn you) many of you might expect us to report that real estate is flat lining right now. We are happy to report that it is anything but. In fact, we are presently riding a little wave, although it...