The suburbs in Australia where home sellers are making a $1 million profit

The suburbs where home owners are making a $1MILLION profit just by selling their house CoreLogic has named areas where homes typically sold for a $1million profit Sydney home to nine of Australia’s ten most profitable areas for profitable sales Of those, seven were north of Sydney Harbour with Upper North Shore on top  By … Read more

Dolly Parton ice cream garners huge demand … with some eBay sellers seeking $1K for a single pint

Dolly Parton benefit ice cream garners huge demand … with some eBay sellers seeking $1K for a single pint By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:32 BST, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 05:32 BST, 12 April 2021 Dolly Parton’s new Strawberry Pretzel Pie had debuted to big demand, with some eBay sellers seeking to capitalize on the … Read more

Buyer’s vs seller’s markets: How to judge property near you

The extension of the stamp duty holiday is tipped to add further fuel to the fire of the property market, but while some areas are blowing hot others are cold. Headline figures show house prices surging on average but dig deeper and England’s property picture is divided into buyer’s and seller’s markets, according to researchers … Read more

Online sellers share the hilarious interactions they’ve had with buyers

That’s rich! Hilarious texts reveal the most hardened hagglers who know no shame when it comes to asking for a discount Bored Panda rounded up online shopping interactions from around the world  Hilarious messages show some hardened hagglers appear to have no shame  One person offered just a quarter of the asking price for an … Read more

House asking prices edge up in March amid ‘best sellers’ market in a decade’

The average asking price for a home in Britain increased in the first two weeks of March, as the number of people enquiring about available properties broke the all-time record. Asking prices have increased by £2,484 or 0.8 per cent in March so far, reaching £321,064,  according to property website Rightmove.  This amounted to a … Read more

Asking prices for property dip as home sellers ‘get real’ to beat stamp duty deadline

Asking prices for property dip as home sellers ‘get real’ in bid to complete deals before stamp duty deadline Some 0.5% was shaved off the average home placed on Rightmove in October compared to  September Sellers pricing ‘realistically to get deals through before stamp duty deadline  Home sales were up a substantial 50 per cent … Read more

Average house price soars to record £323,530 as sellers cash in on demand during stamp duty holiday

Average house price soars to a record £323,530 as sellers cash in on huge demand during stamp duty holiday Prices rose by 1.1 per cent and are now £16,818 higher than same time last year Experts expect growth to continue until new year and it could peak at 7 per cent Market enjoyed ‘mini-boom’ due … Read more

The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against overpricing

The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against setting their sights too high as those who don’t have to reduce asking prices sell much quicker Just one third of sellers who listed a property but then had to reduce the asking price found a buyer between May and September, says Rightmove  Two thirds of … Read more

Home sellers and buyers warned to act within weeks if they want to benefit from stamp duty holiday

Chief executive of NAEA Propertymark Mark Hayward, says that sellers should ‘make sure everything is in order to help maximise your chances of completing ahead of 31st March’. Show you are serious from the get-go Read up on and adhering strictly to all social distancing measures. Rearrange any cluttered furniture to prevent viewers from needing … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Goodness gracious me: why the Peter Sellers accents?

A Suitable Boy Sunday, BBC1  Rating: Prodigal Son Tuesday, Sky One Rating: A Suitable Boy is the BBC’s much-anticipated adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1,349-page, 592,552-word novel, which is one of those big books I always said I’d read but never have. (I have, as it happens, quite a long list of big books I always … Read more