Cooley sees the market cooling this spring

Auctioneer Damien Cooley says there has been a definite shift in the Sydney real estate to a more stable marketplace, which could be good news for buyers. Cooley says the recently released September Cooley Index indicates that although auction volumes in the Harbour City are up, clearance rates are inching down. As a result vendors…

The real cost of quitting Sydney

Sydney’s great beaches and wonderful weather aren’t the only reasons it’s hard to say farewell to the Harbour City – the red hot real estate market also keeps people hanging on even when they want to leave. For the same reasons some struggle to get onto the Sydney property ladder, with skyrocketing prices, high stamp…

Apartment surge gives rise to heated commercial demand

Sydney’s apartment boom is changing the face of commercial real estate according to leading auctioneer Damien Cooley. “The residential boom is forcing businesses away from south Sydney and other areas and they’re being pushed west. So many industrial areas have been rezoned to residential,” Damien says As a result, business owners and commercial investors have…