Real Estate
  • real estate agent

How to choose an agent

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) So I often get asked about what’s the difference between agents, what should owners be looking for when they are choosing an agent to sell their home, or even buyers starting off on their house hunting journey. To the casual observer it may seem that all real estate agents are created equal and that there is very little to differentiate between them. From the outside looking in, I can understand this – agents just take a few pictures, whack it up on the internet, bang up a for sale sign and wait for the […]

Dec 2, 2021

  • real estate prices

Are we in a housing bubble?

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) As mainstream media starts to shift its attention away from all things COVID, the focus returns once again to the popular media topic of the plight of the real estate industry. I thought it was interesting to note that in Saturday’s Sydney Morning Herald, you had to turn to page 9, to the bottom corner of the page to read a tiny article about any COVID news, while the future of real estate prices commanded a double page spread. It is certainly welcome news that we are no longer saturated with constant updates about […]

Nov 17, 2021

  • Covey’s Time Management Matrix

How busy are you?

By Ben Hennessy (HENNESSY REAL ESTATE) Have you noticed how often the word ‘busy’ features in our day to day language? We might answer a friend’s greeting by telling them how busy we are, respond to our loved one’s greeting at the end of the day by telling them how busy our day was, or finally catch our breath during the day and tell ourselves what a hectic, busy day we are having. There is no doubt the pace of life seems to be on an exponential curve – the older we get the faster time flies and the busier […]

Oct 27, 2021

  • Housing through history

From cave dwellers to real estate moguls

Real estate has been around for a very long time. From warring tribes seeking to control the most advantageous land, to feudal lords charging peasants rent for the land they occupied, through to the sophisticated system of property ownership and occupation that now exists, it has evolved significantly through the ages. Its consistent place in history is no surprise when you consider it is one of the four basic human needs for survival – food, water, air and shelter. Our definition of ‘shelter’ may have come a long way from decorating our cave with rock paintings, but there is no […]

Oct 13, 2021

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