What Makes a Great Real Estate Agent?
Real Estate is a fiercely competitive industry. There are many facets to what makes up a successful agency and much of what people see on a more superficial level, like beautiful marketing and property styling works, up to a point. But the fundamental, single most important ingredient to a successful agency is the recruitment of…
Q&A With Clark Real Estate Property Manager, Ellen Sifonios
What kind of hours do you work as a Property Manager? Do you have to work long days? I always joke that “office hours don’t apply”. I learnt early in my career that Property Managers essentially work 24/7 (and coffee becomes your staple diet). You need to be on call in case of an emergency, as well…
It’s Been 23 Years. Now We Are Moving!
We have surveyed 100 people and came up with these results: no one, absolutely no one, likes moving. And yet that’s what we are doing right now. Clark Real Estate is on the move. After 23 years “on the corner of Sandgate and Junction Roads” we are packing up and moving just down the road…
The Importance of Checking Your Smoke Alarms
Back in September, we wrote a blog about the new fire alarm legislation and what it would mean to tenants and landlords as it is rolled out over the next 10 years. But as recent tragedies have illustrated, you simply cannot spend enough time thinking about fire safety, so this timely reminder should serve to…
Silent Auction. The Benefits
Selling property can be a stressful and emotional process for all parties. Add the term “auction” into that process and the stress levels can go through the roof. But there’s another way that can remove the stress AND get a better price for your property. It’s called a Silent Auction. What is a Silent Auction?…
The History and Distinctive Architecture of Wooloowin
Brisbane is a vibrant and varied city, with a broad array of distinctive suburbs. These suburbs are characterised by a blend of architectural styles that gives Brisbane a unique character amongst Australia’s capital cities. Thanks to the 1885 passing of the Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act, which precluded the building of terraces (with the…
New Tax Rules for Properties $750,000 + …What Does It All Mean?
As usual at this time of year, it pays to keep an eye on any new tax rules that might come into effect over the coming years. And 2017 is no exception. New tax rules relating to buying and selling property will be coming in to play from July 1 this year, affecting all properties,…
What is the next best big growth suburb on the North Side of Brisbane?
Brisbane real estate offers something for everyone, from those looking for their first home or investors looking to get the most out of a bricks and mortar investment. And we all know that Brisbane’s Northside is one of the most liveable places around. But which suburbs in the north of Brisbane are the going to…
How will proposed tenancy law changes in Victoria affect Queensland?
The Victorian Government has proposed a number of changes to the existing Residential Tenancies Act 1997, and although any reforms will be limited to Victoria initially, changes often can trickle across the state borders over time. The Victorian Residential Tenancies Act was first implemented in 1997 – and as we all know, the world has…
Get EOFY Ready!
It’s fast approaching that time of year when we scramble to co-ordinate rental property expenses for our accountants, to claim as much as possible. This sometimes ends in a mad, last minute hunt for all those receipts that we promised and swore to ourselves the year before that we would file neatly. It is a…