May 19, 2023
By Hayden Groves During the winter months, when market conditions can flatten out, vendors often choose to hold off on their selling plans until spring when both gardens and moods improve. In
May 12, 2023
By Hayden Groves Not unlike a first date, first impressions count. Just as you would dress to impress, smell lovely and chew with your mouth closed, your home ought to be preened with the sam
Apr 14, 2023
By Hayden Groves As a junior sales agent many years ago, I lost a listing to a competitor. The seller’s rationale surprised, telling me, “We really like you, Hayden, and the other guy makes my sk
Apr 11, 2023
By Hayden Groves This week’s Reserve Bank decision to keep the official cash rate on hold at 3.6 percent will be welcomed by those carrying the burden of the recent surge in interest rates. Infla
Apr 3, 2023
By Hayden Groves Some readers of this column would have tuned into ABC’s Four Corners program, Agents of Influence aired earlier this week. As a representative of the real estate industry, it was
Mar 27, 2023
By Hayden Groves The Real Estate Institute of Australia’s (REIA’s) latest Housing Affordability Report was released last week revealing housing affordability declined by the end of 2022 across Au
Jan 23, 2023
By Hayden Groves In the process of selling real estate the Agent is normally acting for and on behalf of the seller and is obliged under an industry Code of Conduct to follow the sellers’ instruc
Jan 16, 2023
By Hayden Groves The latest numbers from property data gurus Core Logic revealed national housing values had fallen at their fastest rate on record, dropping by 8.4 percent since prices peaked in