Entries by JKents

Brutal truth about how Gen Z and Millennials are buying homes

Debt to secure debt: Younger home buyers often lean on debt to get the home deposit needed to secure a mortgage. Younger Australians are increasingly climbing the property ladder on the blood, sweat and tears of others because they can’t do it themselves. Exclusive mortgage research has uncovered the sources of home buyers’ deposits and […]

How $12m ‘Dune’ mansion could be yours for $5

Dune, at 30 Mount Street, Burleigh Heads, will be raffled off as part of a prize home draw. One of the country’s most well-known mansions will be raffled in a shock twist. Dune, in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, sold in an off-market $12m deal in March – the re-sale price smashed the previous […]

Former police station for sale in Laura, country SA

An old rural police station is offering eager househunters a quirky home in a region desperately short of properties on the market. The Laura property at 19 Herbert St, which was built in the late 1800s and has since been turned into a four-bedroom house, is on the market with a $335,000 to $355,000 price […]

Unliveable city cottage sold sight unseen for $1.5m

89 Haig Road, Auchenflower, sold sight unseen An unliveable cottage in a major Aussie city has sold sight unseen for $1.5 million, complete with caution tape across its entrance. Located in the sought-after suburb of Auchenflower in Brisbane, the delapidated home on a 574sq m block was sold at auction by the Public Trustee on […]

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate makes Tennessee acquisition

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Heritage Group has acquired Manchester, Tennessee-based Advantage Realty Partners in a move to strengthen its presence and market share across middle Tennessee. The acquisition brings the firm’s total footprint to three offices and roughly 80 affiliated sales associates. Melissa Sterling, principal broker and owner of Better Homes and Gardens […]

‘Incredible’: Tassie’s most-popular home is already sold

No.33 Elinga St, Howrah was sold in a flash. Picture: Supplied Popular online and in-person, people were lining up to secure this 1960s home in Howrah. And one lucky purchaser will soon be able to put their stamp on the property. No.33 Elinga St, Howrah was listed for sale with Fall Real Estate, priced at […]

ERA Real Estate franchise affiliate announces Texas partnership

ERA Experts — a franchise affiliate of ERA Real Estate — has made a strategic investment in Austin-based Sprout Realty LLC, which will now operate as Sprout Realty ERA Powered. Leaders said the move is aimed at accelerating Sprout Realty’s growth across Austin, Waco, Dallas-Fort Worth and other parts of northwest Texas, while allowing the […]

More home sellers and home sales in May

The weekly pending home sales picked up this week as expected, with 2.6% more pending home sales contracts started than a year ago. If you’re following the data closely, you know that home sales are still running at or below last year’s pace. Year to date, through the first week of May, we count 3% […]

Belmont home beats $1m amid family attraction for buyers

38 Oxford St, Belmont, sold for $1.007m after being passed in at auction. A renovated Belmont house is changing rooms in more ways than one as owners who took the home from bachelor pad to family paradise move to a bigger residence. A couple looking to downsize to be closer to family secured the three-bedroom […]