First home buyers are thrilled to have the stamp duty on the purchase of their first home waived up to a property value of $750,000.  This is a huge saving of as much as $28,900. To take advantage of this opportunity, first home buyers must save a deposit so we are seeing a trend for young people…

It’s cold, it’s tax time and for many, decision time! Time to add up those numbers and decide whether to buy, sell or both.  Time to consider that investment property you’ve been thinking about for so long. Time to secure your future because, as we all know, real estate goes up in price most of the time! If…

April has been an incredibly busy month for us. We have transacted a huge volume of sales, conducted numerous open homes and met with many new clients.  Our rental department has welcomed lots of new landlords and leased plenty of  homes to happy tenants. We have also found two amazing new team members during this time and they…

There is so much technology available to us now but still sometimes we transact business the old fashioned way!  It may surprise you to know that not all properties for sale are launched with a big online marketing campaign.  Some are just quietly listed and sold without even the neighbours being aware.   Why not call us to chat about…

Whilst our office has been running on limited staff over the holiday break we were surprised by the level of enquiry both for sales and rentals. The rental market eased a little as more choices became available and while the supply and demand is inconsistent, rentals are still strong.  January is always a time when…

2023 is over and what a year it has been! We have welcomed new staff members, Edward into the sales area and Danielle into the rental department, which of course means we have also said farewell and good luck to some. Felicity was drawn to the warmer climate of Brisbane and continues to work in…

2023 has been an exciting year at Living Here.  We’ve been privileged to have been trusted by so many vendors to sell their biggest asset and we’ve had the pleasure of assisting purchasers to find their new homes. We have also had a strong year in the property management department negotiating rents and looking after…

With the September quarter now over we can report strong sales and rental activities over the three month period Interestingly, mainland cities have reported price rebounds with something like thirty plus suburbs in Melbourne showing gains with Tasmania traditionally following these trends, Buyers and sellers appear to have greater confidence in the market especially since the interest rate pause.…

This is a time of great uncertainty. Home sellers are concerned and home buyers are worried! Interest rates, inflation, borrowing capacity, pandemics… Since Covid our homes have become our sanctuaries more than ever before and we all want to ensure we have a comfortable, affordable place to live with our families. To that end, sellers want to…

It appears the rental crisis in regional areas and smaller cities may have peaked. With vacancy rates rising, tenants who have been struggling to find a suitable home can now be hopeful.  In Launceston we are seeing rental prices coming down as the supply becomes greater and the demand more selective. What does this mean for investors?  There are still…