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10:30AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps has already made one upgrade to its real estate search since introducing it in July, and now there’s another why-didn’t-they-do-that before? option: searching for property by adding the words “real estate” to a map search. More »
Google Real Estate Adds Obvious Search Option
10:30AM Angus Kidman | Google Maps has already made one upgrade to its real estate search since introducing it in July, and now there’s another why-didn’t-they-do-that before? option: searching for property by adding the words “real estate” to a map search. More » 
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Keep Dishonest Landlords At Bay With Your Camera
9:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | Even if your landlord seems happy-go-lucky upon moving in, there’s always a chance they won’t be so nice when you move out. Keep all parties accountable and in check for a hassle-free lease with a little help from your camera. More »
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10:00AM Angus Kidman | Google has updated the real estate listing features it rolled out in July, making it easier to find and to search on multiple criteria. The Google Maps team is also readying to roll out the Street View cars in Australia once again. More »
Google Updates Real Estate Features, Street View Cameras
10:00AM Angus Kidman | Google has updated the real estate listing features it rolled out in July, making it easier to find and to search on multiple criteria. The Google Maps team is also readying to roll out the Street View cars in Australia once again. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | As the housing market becomes more competitive, auctions are likely to become more common. Here’s some key tactics to make sure you win if your dream property is being sold at auction. More »
How To Win At A Property Auction
1:00PM Angus Kidman | As the housing market becomes more competitive, auctions are likely to become more common. Here’s some key tactics to make sure you win if your dream property is being sold at auction. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | Real estate search site MyHouseHunt.com.au has undergone a major revamp, shifting its emphasis to searching and managing property listings across the two dominant local real estate listing sites, Domain and RealEstate.com.au More »
MyHouseHunt.com.au Adds Maps, Property Shortlists
12:00PM Angus Kidman | Real estate search site MyHouseHunt.com.au has undergone a major revamp, shifting its emphasis to searching and managing property listings across the two dominant local real estate listing sites, Domain and RealEstate.com.au More »
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2:00PM Angus Kidman | Google’s recently launched real estate search feature for maps has one big drawback: no content from the two biggest real estate sites. Unfortunately, that’s not likely to change any time soon. More »
Google Real Estate Search Not Likely To Expand Soon
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Google’s recently launched real estate search feature for maps has one big drawback: no content from the two biggest real estate sites. Unfortunately, that’s not likely to change any time soon. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | If you’re thinking of buying a property, chances are you’re already using Google Maps features like Street View to scope out the neighbourhood. A new real estate feature now lets you track houses for sale (or rent) in a given area. More »
Google Maps Adds Real Estate Search
8:30AM Angus Kidman | If you’re thinking of buying a property, chances are you’re already using Google Maps features like Street View to scope out the neighbourhood. A new real estate feature now lets you track houses for sale (or rent) in a given area. More »
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Sell A House With Creative Photo Lighting
4:30AM Kevin Purdy | Far too many real estate listing and for-rent postings look like they were shot by a rushed real estate agent. One photographer shows how a few lighting tricks can produce “Architectural Digest on the cheap.” More »
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11:58AM Angus Kidman | Recent falls in interest rates are good news if you have a variable rate loan, but what if you’ve opted for the fixed option instead? AAP’s Stephen Johnson has crunched the numbers, and calculates that the cost of switching to a variable-rate mortgage from a fixed option is $18,000 if you have a $250,000 mortgage, because of the exit fees. In practice, that’s unlikely to be worth it, since the interest rate savings probably won’t beat the exit fees. More than 43,000 Australians signed up for fixed rate mortgages between March and August; if they did their budgets right, they should still be able to afford the repayments, but it sounds like some teeth-gnashing is the order of the day.
Over 43,000 losing out after rate cut
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When Falling Interest Rates Are Bad For Mortgages
11:58AM Angus Kidman | Recent falls in interest rates are good news if you have a variable rate loan, but what if you’ve opted for the fixed option instead? AAP’s Stephen Johnson has crunched the numbers, and calculates that the cost of switching to a variable-rate mortgage from a fixed option is $18,000 if you have a $250,000 mortgage, because of the exit fees. In practice, that’s unlikely to be worth it, since the interest rate savings probably won’t beat the exit fees. More than 43,000 Australians signed up for fixed rate mortgages between March and August; if they did their budgets right, they should still be able to afford the repayments, but it sounds like some teeth-gnashing is the order of the day.
Over 43,000 losing out after rate cut
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | Buying property almost invariably involves spending a Saturday morning racing from one open house to another, and working out how to organise it all can be a major pain. MyHouseHunt.com.au lets you paste in URLs from the two largest real estate listing sites (realestate.com.au and Domain) and automatically generates a timetable with possibilities and lets you choose your preferred slots, The finished timetable can be emailed to you in PDF or CSV form. It won’t eliminate major scheduling hassles, and it’s much easier to use with realestate.com.au listings since that site boasts an “Open for Inspection” search category. For all that, it’s still a nifty real estate buying assistant. Thanks Charis!
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MyHouseHunt.com.au Organises Your Property Viewing Schedule
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Buying property almost invariably involves spending a Saturday morning racing from one open house to another, and working out how to organise it all can be a major pain. MyHouseHunt.com.au lets you paste in URLs from the two largest real estate listing sites (realestate.com.au and Domain) and automatically generates a timetable with possibilities and lets you choose your preferred slots, The finished timetable can be emailed to you in PDF or CSV form. It won’t eliminate major scheduling hassles, and it’s much easier to use with realestate.com.au listings since that site boasts an “Open for Inspection” search category. For all that, it’s still a nifty real estate buying assistant. Thanks Charis!
MyHouseHunt.com.au
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