Are you house-hunting? You’re probably already aware that an important step in purchasing a home is doing your due diligence and organising a building and pest inspection from a reputable company, before you make an offer on a property. Perhaps you’ve heard that an owner builder defect report (or a 137B) must be provided by …
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Protect Yourself with a Pre-Purchase House Inspection
Image: Freepik (jcomp) Are you starting the exciting search for your own home? When going to see properties for sale, don’t let a good first impression or ‘curb appeal’ distract you from warning signs in a property – issues which could prove costly and time-consuming, and may even lead you to regretting your purchase in …
Property Experts: What is a Buyer’s Agent?
A buyer’s agent or buyer’s advocate is a property professional who works for and represents a buyer, as opposed to a seller, in a property transaction. Demand for this service is growing in Australia each year. In the second instalment of our ‘Property Experts’ series, we spoke to Miriam Sandkuhler, owner of property advocacy firm Property …
A Day in the Life of a Home Inspection Hub Inspector
What does a typical day look like for a Home Inspection Hub inspector? We asked Hub inspector Rodney to take some photos as he conducted a day of inspections, so our customers know what to expect when they book a residential building inspection with us. On this particular day, Rodney started by conducting a pre-purchase …
Should I Buy A House - Or an Apartment?
Decades ago, it was unusual to find apartment blocks or high-density living outside inner city areas in Australia. With the ongoing increase in our population and continuing ‘suburb-creep’, apartment blocks and units are now very much part of the nation’s housing mix. In fact, according to 2016 census data from the ABS, apartments and flats …
What is an Online Auction?
With social distancing restrictions in place in Victoria, the real estate industry has had to move quickly to implement changes in the way business is conducted, to ensure that properties can still be bought and sold. One of the biggest changes has been moving from in-person to online auctions. Remote bidding has been happening for …