Effective Home Presentation

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression when selling your home so we have put together a few tips that should help you create that "wow" factor.

Traditionally people prefer to sell in Spring because it is when their gardens are at their best. If this is the case, tidy up the garden by cutting back dead growth and, if conducive to your garden design, add splashes of colour with flowering annuals. Cover bare patches in your lawn with fast growing lawn seed or garden furniture. Don't forget the verge at the front of your property. Keep lawns trimmed and gardens tidy for the duration of the campaign and sweep paths before each inspection.

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Make The Most Of Your Garden When You Sell

As Sydney continues to grow and expand, and our suburbs become more built up, there has been a surprising increase in demand for the classic family home of the 1960's and 70's. The rise and rise of the McMansion has seen houses get bigger and yards smaller. The days of a game of cricket in the backyard are become a rare sight in our built up city. Perhaps buyers are seeking the familiarity of their childhood, growing up in the cosy cottage surrounded by a large yard?

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Need To Sell Quickly?

In most cases, once the decision has been made by a home owner that they want to sell, they usually want the sale completed quickly and with a minimum of fuss and bother. After all, keeping your home clean and tidy at all times and then having strangers traipse through at any time of the day or night can get a little tiring. So what can sellers do at their end to make the sale process happen quickly?

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Have You "Plasma-ed" Your Home?

Home entertainment systems have become an integral part of contemporary décor. The sleek and sexy styling of plasma and LCD's has seen the humble television become the centre piece of many living rooms. The term "we're getting the house plasma-ed" has become part of popular culture.

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Selling In Spring - Adjust Your Decor For The Season

Spring is traditionally the busiest season of the real estate calendar and it looks like this year will be no exception. While sel lin g at any time of the year can be lucrative, typically most sellers believe Spring is when their home and garden present at their best.

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Renovating For Profit - Common Mistakes To Avoid

With the Christmas holidays upon us, many home owners use their annual leave to undertake renovations before sel lin g in the New Year. The goal is usually to increase the value of the property and therefore their end profit. While most articles concentrate on what should be done when renovating, we thought we'd cover a few of the 'what should nots'.

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Renovation Cost Guide - A Handy Resource

Archicentre, the building advisory service of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, has released it's 2008 Renovation Cost Guide.

This handy guide out lin es typical costs for common home repairs and maintenance, as well as larger projects like renovations and extensions.

The guide provides costing info rmation that can help home owners budget for ongoing repairs and future maintenance and prevent over charging by unscrupulous tradespeople.

It can also be used by people considering renovating for profit enab lin g them to estimate how much the work will cost and whether it is worth the effort.

To download a free copy visit www.archicentre.com.au or contact them on
1300 13 45 13.

Spring Clean Now For A Better Sale Price

Spring is traditionally when the real estate market starts to 'heat' up. Gardens come into bloom and people start to emerge from their winter hiatus.

One of the main things real estate agents and pre-sale stylists the world over advise before you put your home on the market for sale is to declutter. Sounds easy enough but what does it mean and what should you be doing?

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