Hi everyone,
A message
for Father’s day
With
Father’s day this weekend, I would like to wish all the wonderful dads in our
community a memorable, enjoyable weekend. Thank you for the strength,
resilience, and support you show your families every day.
Spring has sprung
– and so has the property market!
While
headlines suggest a challenging property market, the right strategy makes all
the difference. As the top-performing agent in the area, my team and I
consistently outperform the broader market. Over the past six months, we
achieved an impressive 98% clearance rate, maintaining a strong 85% clearance
rate over the last month alone.
Properties are not selling by accident. Our success comes down to a tailored plan, proactive buyer nurturing, and an extensive local database. Best of all, by partnering with Team Ockerlander and McGrath, we provide your home with a level of marketing reach, network visibility, and buyer exposure that other agencies simply cannot match.
Making buying easier with OpenBook
If you are looking to buy and want to avoid chasing agents for information, explore our totally transparent OpenBook platform. It brings everything you need together in one convenient dashboard:
Community notice:
Epping Rotary Club is seeking a social media volunteer!
Our local Rotary Club does
incredible work, but they need help sharing their story safely and clearly
online. We are seeking a volunteer to help create and launch a simple social
media policy. If you'd like to give back to the community, please reply to this
email to be connected!
Auction of the week
204/76 Rawson Street, Epping – In room auction at 7/44-46 Oxford Street at 6:00 pm Friday 4th September – Open at 3:00 pm on Friday.
2/20 Henderson Street, Denistone East – on site Saturday 5th September - Open at 2:30pm with auction at 3:00pm.
New homes this week:
• 20 Gloucester Road, Epping - 6 bed 4 bath 4 car house with 3,408 sqm land
o First open Saturday from 12.15 pm to 12.45 pm
• 21 Cecil Street, Denistone East - 4 bed 3 bath 2 car house with 796 sqm land
o Open Saturday from 10.45 am to 11.15 am
Recent Sales
o 10 Bartil Close, Epping, sold at auction for $2,910,000.
o 35 Avonlea Drive, Carlingford, sold prior to auction for $2,168,000.
Market Insights: How some regional areas are outshining others
How are some regional areas outperforming others? John McGrath explores where buyers are finding new opportunities. Learn more in this week’s The Real Estate Conversation.
We look forward to seeing you out at our Auction or open homes this Saturday!
Best wishes
Betty and the team
Home value declines spread across Australia's housing market through winter, new figures show.
Cotality's national Home Value Index fell 0.9 per cent in August, marking a fifth consecutive month of decline and taking national home values 3.6 per cent below the market peak recorded in March.
Brisbane has been in the midst of a stir this week, with the Queensland Wattle Association pushing for Brisbane to bloom green and gold at the 2032 Olympics.
The campaign to have households plant wattle trees is meeting some opposition from hay fever suffers, however, who say those yellow flowers make them sneeze. But is this a myth? What plants can we grow in our gardens that will not exacerbate sinus problems?
Building approvals were lower in July, yet remain high, according to seasonally adjusted data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The latest figures show that the total number of dwellings approved fell 3.6 per cent in July to 17,687.
It might look amazing, but can you imagine keeping it dust-free? An estate in Malibu has just hit the market, boasting a ‘powder’ room lined with 3,000 genuine peacock feathers.
Aptly named ‘Peacock Alley’ after the wild birds roaming the neighbourhood, the newly-renovated estate has a price tag around US$16.9 million (AU$23.5m).
Spring arrived this week, and now it is time to go outside and find out how your house has fared over winter. Whether you are planning to spruce the house up for sale or just need to do a Spring clean, here is a checklist of areas that may need your attention.
A Swedish group has built three homes based on what a 25-year-old could buy in Sweden today, with the smallest measuring just 1.9 square metres, or not much bigger than a bathroom.
Using official data, the group calculated how many square metres of housing a young person can afford based on income, property prices and mortgage conditions in three different towns. The homes are now on show to highlight the housing crisis facing the young.