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by Neil JenmanReading time: 15 minutes apxPity today’s property-buyers. Especially those battling to buy their first home. If they want to buy in one of the Eastern capitals – especially Melbourne and Sydney – they face multiple obstacles, the worst being rapidly rising prices.Another obstacle is fierce competition. No matter how much a buyer offers, […]

Are you paying too much for too little?by Neil JenmanReading time: 4 mins apxEvery day, home-owners ask us to find a good agent. They want us to watch over their sale process to make sure they get a good result – in price and in commission.These sellers are “on my watch”.Last year, in 2020, some […]

What I tell family and friends about investingby Neil JenmanReading time: 15 mins (and worth it!)In 1972, I was an office boy in a real estate office in Yeppoon, a Central Queensland coastal town. The area had been booming for years. But, for me, it was too late. I had missed my chance. I should […]

WITH “LOVE LETTERS”by Neil JenmanReading time: 5 mins apxIn these days of escalating prices, things keep getting tougher for home-buyers.But when a home sold in the Gold Coast hinterland the other day, the owners gave the buyers a generous discount. Although another buyer offered a few thousand dollars more, the elderly owners said, “This young […]

by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 8 minutesDenise Brailey is the most famous ‘unknown’ woman in Australia. But, to those who do know her, she is their hero, the Florence Nightingale of real estate and finance.For decades this now seventy-something woman has devoted almost her “working life” to helping the victims of financial scams.And for what?Most […]

10 Ps TO A POWERFUL PRICEby Neil JenmanFor years I have been saying it: Most home-sellers under-sell their homes. They lose tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars. On high-priced homes, sellers can under-sell their homes by millions of dollars.But not sellers who get great help and support – from someone with two major attributes: […]

How agents exploit sellersby Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 3.5 mins apxSome agents are deliberately delaying the sale of homes to suit their own agenda. They are “using” the sellers and, in doing so, causing sellers’ homes to sell for lower prices.In an industry powered by solipsism, agents’ interests take priority.What you are about to see is […]

Time for on-line window-shoppingby Neil JenmanReading time: 3.5 minsCooper is 21-years-old. Last Saturday he bought his first home – an apartment in the North-western Sydney suburb of Kellyville. His parents are so proud. To have saved $70,000 for a deposit is a grand achievement for any young man.As with most home-buyers today – especially young […]

The atmosphere of your personal touch.by Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 3.5 minutes apxThese days, many home sellers are paying thousands of dollars to ‘STAGE’ their homes.But is this money necessary? Does it increase the selling price?Well, sometimes, perhaps.But, before you consider handing over a few thousand dollars to a staging company, why not see if you […]

by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 11 minutes Something wonderful happened to me on the weekend. In a moment, I will share it with you because, I’d like something wonderful to happen to you too.One thing’s for sure right now, near the end of July 2021: With half the country locked-down, many people are suffering. Many people […]

by Neil Jenman Reading time: apx 3 minutes   All auction agents under-sell properties. They can’t help it because public auction is the worst way to sell any property. To be sure, many of these agents are more incompetent than dishonest. At best, they are aware that auctions under-sell properties, but they shrug and say, […]

by Neil Jenman Reading time: 3.5 minutes apx They’re known as “dog properties”, the dregs of the real estate world. They’ve got so much wrong with them, so many drawbacks and disadvantages. They’re almost embarrassing. If you rent them, it’s near-impossible to find good tenants which then compounds the pain – bad tenants who won’t […]

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 7 minutes One of the biggest concerns for home-sellers is knowing how much commission to pay an agent to sell their home. But that question can lead in a dangerous direction. The cheapest agents are rarely the best agents. But neither are expensive agents. If […]