Once, twice, three times to sell

Auctions are the gift that can keep on giving. Damien Cooley says selling under the hammer gives your home three times more charm than selling via private treaty. “With every other method of sale you’ve got one chance of selling. If you put a price on it you’ve only got one chance. The buyer is…

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…