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Strong Prices win rewards

How do vendors sell for more than they expect in a quiet market?

They use an agent who prices the property accurately and promotes it with a robust marketing campaign.

That was the simple winning formula that RUN’s sales office in Sydney’s Hurstville used to sell a two-bedroom 1950s house on 600sqm after generating serious competition for the property.

Sixty-three people inspected the property at 50 Lawrence St, Peakhurst. Fourteen contracts were issued and four bidders competed for the house, pushing the price to $528,500 – above the $520,000 reserve.

“Many buyers put this property at the top of their shortlists because we had a solid marketing campaign combined with a well placed price guide,” said RUN’s NSW sales manager Wade Gilmore.

“This created positive energy at open homes with very good inspection numbers, allowing buyers to feel value through the underlying competition.

“The owners were delighted with the result and it kept RUN Hurstville’s 100 per cent auction clearance rate intact for 2011.”

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Rents jump by up to 13 percent

Rents have jumped by up to 13 percent in the past year for new tenancies. Tenants are now paying a $60 a week more than they were a year ago in the most popular suburbs.

The average rent increase for new tenancies in all Sydney suburbs was 7.7 percent, or $38 to $540 a week.

Melbourne's average rent increase for new tenancies was 6.2 percent or $22, to $385 a week, but in Kew, average rent increased by $45 a week.

The average rent increase for new tenancies throughout Brisbane was 3.4 percent or $11 to $341 a week.

The figures come from the latest Quarterly Rent Report by RUN Property.

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Rents have jumped by up to 13 percent in the past year for new tenancies with the top 15 suburbs in both Melbourne and Sydney having rent increases of at least 8 percent. Tenants are now paying a $60 a week more than they were a year ago in the most popular suburbs. The solid rental returns for property owners in the September quater compared with the same period last year follow similar results in each quater over the past year, producing strong results for landlords.
The Sydney suburbs of Edgecliff, Randwick, Ryde, newton, Surry Hills and Neutral Bay recorded rent increases of more than 10 percent for new tenancies over the past year. The average rent increase for new tenancies in all Sydney suburbs was 7.7 percent, or $38 to $540 a week.
In Melbourne, Thornbury, Oakleigh, Fairfield, Carlton North, South Yarra, Kew and East Melbourne had rent increases of at least 9 percent for new tenancies over the past year. Melbourne's average rent increase for new tenancies was 6.2 percent or $22, to $385 a week, but in kew, average rent increased by $45 a week.
In Brisbane, the Strongest performing suburbs were Nudah, St Lucia, Toowong, Taringa and Auchenflower where rents for new tenancies increased by at least 4 percent. The average rent increase for new tenancies throughout Brisbane was 3.4 percent or $11 to $341 a week.
The figures come from the latest Quaterly Rent Report by RUN Propert

 

 

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RUN Property's hired guns hit targets

Australia’s largest metropolitan real estate agency, RUN Property, has attracted several top selling agents who have joined its sales divisions in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

The agents bring a wealth of experience and success to add to RUN’s status as a market leader in real estate sales and property management.

RUN Property CEO Rob Farmer said the company was continuing to expand the sales teams throughout its network of 18 offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to service its existing 40,000 clients and expand into new sales markets.

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