Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Property Talk with John Taylor

Privilege and Trust! AFTER 23 YEARS marketing and selling real estate in this area, specifically around the Montville region, I genuinely feel privileged to have been invited to so many interesting and varied properties and to have met so many varied and interesting people. Those working in real estate should consider what they do as a privilege. [...]

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Property Talk – In writing…or on paper?

BOTH BUYERS and sellers can find the property contract process quite intimidating. In simple terms an offer to buy property can be either made verbally – or in writing by way of a contract signed by the purchaser, commonly referred to as “on paper”. A verbal offer, even if accepted by both parties, is not legally binding [...]

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The Houses that Nick & Roger build

Nick Dunn and Roger Sheldrick are licensed carpenters who got weary of the traditional building game and decided to go it alone and get back to basics. One of their basic materials these days is the straw bale which is becoming increasingly popular as a home building block. Combining professional expertise with innovative and environmentally-friendly building materials means this [...]

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Property Talk – The Facts On Market Apraisals

I’ve been down this path before, but I think it is important enough to go down again. With the wrong or incorrect advice, it’s possible for a property owner to either sell themselves short or, as sometimes can almost be worst, be given false expectations and find themselves on the market for many months or [...]

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Property Talk: Capital Gain

Over time property prices historically go up, but by how much and over what period? I recently tracked vacant Rural Residential land values in Flaxton over a period of twenty years from 1990 to 2010. Whilst the annual gain wasn’t consistent, over that period the average was between 10% and 11% per annum. During the last ten of [...]

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Facts about Easements with Tove Easton – Principal Lawyer

An easement is the right to use another person’s land for a stated purpose. It can involve a general or specific portion of the property. An example of where an easement can benefit a property: John owns a tract of land that borders a national park which is a popular area for bushwalking and fishing. Ruth lives [...]

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Flaxton house wins top award

SUNSHINE COAST builder Grandview Homes has won Queensland’s 2009 Project Home of the Year award for a house built in Flaxton. The Housing Industry Association -CSR Queensland Housing Awards are eagerly contested from regional builders throughout the state. Regarded as Queensland’s highest accolade for building design and site position, the Grandview Homes win was for the [...]

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Property Talk with John Taylor

Sustainability Declaration! JUST over a month before Christmas and without any consultation with the real estate industry, the State Government brought in new legislation making it mandatory for every residential property in Queensland on the market or coming on the market after the 1st of January 2010 to have a two page fifty six point Sustainability [...]

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Property Talk

Where from and where to? by John Taylor Many of us can look back 25 years to quieter times when a major part of the road to Brisbane was one lane in either direction; when Montville had a general store with fuel pumps on the footpath and shared Main Street with a dozen other businesses; when [...]

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Property Talk with John Taylor

Web Versus Print Media Some real estate agencies are actively promoting Internet listing of property for sale as all that’s necessary to effect a sale. If only it was that simple! The internet is an amazing tool and used by most buyers for important market research such as price comparisons, further property details, trends and location via Google [...]

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