There hasn’t been a better time over the past few years to buy or sell your property.
ur agents have the background suburb knowledge on what has sold and what is coming up onto the market to give you the much-needed advice to make informed decisions with regards to the sale of your property.
‘Have confidence in this great place that we live in’, is the message coming out of many recent events in Mackay. At these local gatherings and discussions, it is being reinforced that Mackay truly is a great place to live in and that we should be confident in doing business here. And it’s becoming less of a secret to the outside world now.
There is a lot of positivity in our market place at the moment. Whether it be due to the increase in building activity, drop in unemployment levels, job growth, low rental vacancy rates, increasing rents, major infrastructure plans for the region or all of the above. There have always been and always will be people looking at buying property. The difference at the moment are that these ‘lookers’ are ‘buying’ not just looking. This is a direct result of this positivity. Buyers now have the confidence to take that next step and purchase.
Many of the Gardian team were guests at breakfast this morning with Terry Ryder. Terry has been a property analyst for more than 35 years and is a regular on many internet sites and TV shows asking for his opinion on where to invest in Australia. He believes now is the best time to invest in Mackay.
Our Phillips’ Mortgage Choice office is abuzz after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) took the remarkable step this week to slice a further 0.25% off the official cash rate, driving it down to a new low of 1.00%. Many of their clients are having them check if their lender is passing on the full value of these cash rate cuts. If not, there is no shortage of outstanding home loan deals up for grabs at the moment in which they can set you up with.
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has been the state’s peak professional association for the real estate profession since 1918. Every quarter they review the market across the whole state. This market monitor has just been released. Here are some of the important findings for Mackay:
Mackay is the best place to live, work and play; is the message coming out of many recent events in our area. At these local gatherings and discussions, it is being reinforced that Mackay truly is a great place to live in. And it’s becoming less of a secret to the outside world now.
Gardian held its latest In Room Auction evening last Monday at our Corporate Office. Congratulations to the buyers and sellers of 9 Emma Drive in Richmond with our auctioneer, Gordon Macdonald, selling the property under the hammer!
