News Archive
HENZELLS MOOLOOLABA COMPANY PROFILE
18 January 2012
Click here to view our newly developed Company Profile
How To Sell Your Property in 2012
03 January 2012
It is that time of the year where all the experts come out and predict what will happen with the real estate market for the next 12 months. I have been reading them constantly for the past 2 to 3 weeks. It seems that everyone has an opinion and they all feel they are right. This time 12 months ago the same happened. Back then we got - interest rates where definitely going to rise, house prices...
Presentation is Paramount
03 January 2012
Presentation is Paramount when selling a property in todays or any market. This has been what I have been teaching for years. It really astonishes me when I find property owners putting their property on the market with out taking this into consideration. And when they sell (many don’t attach the buyer and don’t sell) they wonder why they don’t get their price. One of the best...
Skype Auctions
06 October 2011
Last week I wrote about YouTube and how it is being used in the marketing of real estate. Well this week it is another of our new age tech inventions – Skype. Every one has heard of Skype I am sure and I am also sure that all would agree it is a fantastic invention. During the year my two daughters were travelling through Europe and we often would connect via Skype and catch up with...
Taxman
06 October 2011
Currently in Canberra the Federal Government is in the process of conduction a 2 days National Tax Forum. Will anything come out of it? – I don’t think so. That is not to say that a review of our tax system is not needed. One of the biggest changes in our tax system was when John Howard and Peter Costello bought in the GST. This tax was designed to take away the taxes such...
Calls for abolishment of stamp duty
05 October 2011
There has been another call for the government to abolish stamp duty on purchasing real estate. Speaking at a conference yesterday, Secretary of Treasury Martin Parkinson called on the government to abolish state-based real estate stamp duties. Mr. Parkinson said stamp duties were the biggest drag on productivity and a tax which inhibits economic adjustment. Personally, I feel that this woul...
Henzells Move to Domain
05 October 2011
It’s official. The Henzells offices at Caloundra, Pelican Waters, Mooloolaba and Buderim are making the move to the Domain. The move coincides with the Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company expanding the Domain Coast coverage by inserting Domain in its stable of free weekly papers. Henzells property ads will now not only appear in Saturdays Domain in the Sunshine Coast Daily but also appear i...
Auctioneer Training with some Fun
05 September 2011
I am about to start another Auctioneer Training Course. This course runs for 2 hours a week over a 6 to 8 week period and is great for those wanting to really understand the true psychology of what an auction is all about or brush up on your auctioneering skills. I have been conducting auctions on the Sunshine Coast for the past 27 years and during that time have developed great techniques t...
Business is good for Bodie
26 August 2011
Bodie Weir, our own horse property specialists is finding business very good. This month so far Bodie has sold $2.13m worth of real estate and there are more sales on the way. Bodie has found a niche in the market that hasn't been serviced and is now getting a following from people who either want to sell or want to buy a horse property. The thing that sets Bodie apart is his knowledge of farm...
Ready to Go Development - Nambour
26 August 2011
Today I conducted a auction on a residential development site at 178 Windsor Road, Nambour. The land is 14.88 ha and is approved for 76 lots. The development has council Development Approval and is ready to go. In fact the owners have paid $264,000 to consultants for stage one which means all the plans are done so work can start immediately. In the 30 years I have been doing auctions on the co...