Last week we wrote about valuations and what they involve; whilst factors like location and state of the market are out of your control – making changes to the home...

Welcome to this week’s Real Estate Wrap with Leanne Pilkington, Managing Director of Laing+Simmons and President of the REINSW. Last week we took a closer look at the various factors...

Valuation is a critical part of the property journey – whether buying/selling or refinancing; impacting on how much you can borrow from the bank, and even whether you will be...

Welcome to this week’s Real Estate Wrap with Leanne Pilkington, Managing Director of Laing+Simmons and President of the REINSW. We are seeing momentum in the market with more encouraging auction...

Welcome to this week’s Real Estate Wrap with Leanne Pilkington, Managing Director of Laing+Simmons and President of the REINSW. Over the past week and long weekend, there’s evidence to suggest...

With interest rates at historic lows, and predictions of further reductions in the pipeline; coupled with potential changes to lending policies formulated by APRA – now is an opportune time...

Today at its monthly board meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), has reduced interest rates, for the first time since August 2016, in line with predictions by many analysts...

Welcome to this week’s Real Estate Wrap with Leanne Pilkington, Managing Director of Laing+Simmons and President of the REINSW. This week, we call for a bit of perspective. We must...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has flagged lowering the minimum interest rate serviceability buffer from 7% to a level determined by banks and other financial institutions; esse…

Welcome to this week’s Real Estate Wrap with Leanne Pilkington, Managing Director of Laing+Simmons and President of the REINSW. Cautious optimism has begun to permeate the market and there are...