THE HOOD // MERIMBULA REALTY // REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE // CHRISTMAS 2017

ISSUE 6 // 2017 CHRISTMAS

MONTHLY // MAG

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MERIMBULA REALTY WHY CHOOSE ANYONE ELSE

IN THIS ISSUE

MERRY CHRISTMAS HoHoHo and #welcometothehood! We have so much to be excited

SELLING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON

about this month, summer has finally arrived, the festive season is in full swing and it’s almost time to stuff our face with Nanna’s famous Christmas Day ham, which for the record is absolutely our idea of a good time.

NEW DIGS FOR SALE This edition we celebrate our 6th month anniversary and are humbled by the love you have shown #thehood thus far. Thank

MONTH IN REVIEW

you! This month we highlight some advantages to selling during the silly season (don’t despair, it can be done) and we look at the pros and cons of buying a holiday house. We even scored an

HOUSE OF THE MONTH

interview with a local oyster grower Mark McKillop from Pambula Oyster Co in our get to know your hood segment.

HOLIDAY HOUSE? YAY OR NAY?

Finally, we want to take this opportunity to wish all our wonderful clients and friends a beautiful and safe Christmas and a cracking 2018. This year has been huge for Realty and we want to extend a

GET TO KNOW OUR CREW

big friendly hug to everyone for their ongoing support. We cannot wait to recharge the batteries (public holidays only of course) because we have some even bigger things on the horizon for 2018.

THE FUN PAGE

As always, we hope you enjoy the edition and Merry Christmas!

GET YOUR FAT PANTS READY.

It's Christmas!

Wishing all our wonderful clients the merriest holiday season filled with love & wild laughter.

Merry Christmas! Â

The Merimbula Realty Crew

S E L L I N G H O L I D A Y

I N

T H E

S E A S O N

Nothing beats the Aussie festive season: long brunches, balmy beach days, boozy barbecues with friends, Christmas and oh yeah that small issue of trying to sell your house. We are not going to lie, there are challenges to selling your property through the Christmas and new year period. Most services shut up shop to take a break, people are busy planning Christmas and end of year gatherings and on top of all this most of us are just plain exhausted! However, if you do find yourself selling over the holidays, don’t fret, we have a few ways you can utilise the joy and cheer of the season to your advantage.

Selling at the height of Spring means you’ll need to work hard to stand out from a crowd. But during this time of year availability decreases, which means less competition

The busy spring period is over & those that sold their home are now on the hunt for their next property

Even though it’s a busy time of year, buyers have more time to scout properties they’ve had an eye on

Buyers who are looking for properties during the holidays are serious, which could lead to a quick sale

With less work and more merriment, people are happier and more relaxed.

This puts buyers in a better mood to negotiate

Auctions tend to shut up shop over Christmas so you are more likely to be selling via private treaty, which puts many buyers at ease

Starting a new year makes most people reflective, which can be the perfect state of mind for moving into a new home and a new chapter of life

Fortunately, we live in a gorgeous part of the world making it the perfect time to appeal to that portion of the market looking for a seachange

4/65

2/22

Main

Culgoa

St,

Cres,

Merimbula

Pambula

Beach

60

34

Golf

Culgoa

Circuit,

Cres,

Tura

Beach

Pambula

Beach

NEW DIGS FOR SALE

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MONTH IN REVIEW #withprincipaltrent

THE MARKET LOWDOWN Sales results have remained steady and it has been a busy flurry in the lead up to Christmas

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more

Stock levels will slow down over December and early January. However, buyer enthusiasm from holidaymakers and interstate visitors has

info

call

?

started to pick up.

SUBURB SNAPSHOT

into

A snapshot of demand in our local area. Data obtained from realestate.com.au.

our

office

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a

breakdown

suburb

&

demographic

information

237,500

118,750

0

Merimbula

Tura Beach

Pambula

Merimbula

Tura Beach

Pambula

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ON MARKET

statistics

AVERAGE DAYS

of

MEDIAN

today

HOUSE PRICE

356,250

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40

20

0

NOVEMBER 2017 LOCAL AREA STATS

14

9

$16.16 M

homes

units

combined

sold

sold

sales amount

6

7

homes

units

available for rent

available for rent

TURA BEACH

PAMBULA

1.1%

vacancy rates

MERIMBULA

best performing

weakest performing

best value

suburb

suburb

suburb

HOUSE OF THE MONTH

10A LAKEVIEW AVE, MERIMBULA This fabulous home is located perfectly in this sought after area of Merimbula. The bright & sunny aspect has beautiful views north along the Tura Beach coastline and

#MERIMBULAREALTYDREAMHOMES

sweeping ocean, lake and town views.

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HOLIDAY

HOUSE?

YAY

OR

NAY?

Well, the short answer is, of course, Yay (and preferably on the beautiful sapphire coast), who doesn’t want their own piece of paradise?! Fortunately buying a holiday home is not too different from buying a family residence or investment property. But before you set up your beach umbrella here are some pros and cons you might like to consider:

SUMMARY

OF

PROS:

Rent-free holidays whenever you want, for however long you want You can rent it out when it’s not being used to offset maintenance, loan & council costs You could use it as a place to live after retirement Leave all your holiday belongings at the holiday house, which saves on packing No more paying top dollar rental loadings during school holidays Hopefully, the property will appreciate in value There are tax advantages

SUMMARY

OF

CONS:

Holding costs can be a serious financial burden, especially if you can’t find a tenant Finding tenants outside of popular holiday times can be hard Busy rental times could coincide with your holiday times Damage or vandalism can go unchecked for months and can worsen if left for too long Like any investment, the property may not increase in value to offset the costs You will have to factor in council, maintenance, management & repair expenses There will be other ongoing costs to rent out your property at a marketable standard Dare I say it? you might get bored of going to the same place year in year out

HOT TIP Decorate sparingly

#MERIMBULAREALTYWORDSOFWISDOM

during Christmas to

avoid

looking

tacky

and

cluttered

GET TO KNOW YOUR HOOD M A R K O W N E R

O F

M C K I L L O P P A M B U L A

O Y S T E R

C O .

This month we caught up with Mark McKillop the hilarious, quirky and a super cheeky owner of Pambula Oyster Co. so he could give us the lowdown on what it's like to grow

L I K E S

oysters on the gorgeous sapphire coast

star wars 1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS? We bought the farm and moved from Sydney four years ago 2. WHAT WAS YOUR MOTIVATION FOR BUYING AN OYSTER FARM ON THE BEAUTIFUL SAPPHIRE COAST? 100% the lifestyle and to live in paradise 3. BEST PART OF THE JOB My office, Pambula Lake 4. WORST PART OF THE JOB

horror movies comedy heavy metal (crowbar) cooking good beer travel

Definitely the wind, the unfortunate timing of rain and this interview (as he cracks up laughing) 5. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SHARK IN THE LAKE? No 6. DO YOU EVER GET SICK OF EATING OYSTERS? That depends on what I'm drinking, but not really 7. WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? Hang out at the beach with my little girls, play the guitar and listen to a lot of music, brew beer, hang sh!t on my

D I S L I K E S in the way people having to do stuff birthday parties/weddings groups

friends and farm

deadlines

8. HOW ARE YOU SPENDING CHRISTMAS?

peeling pistachos & grating

I'll be rollin on my dolo with the kids and the wilf. Try and stop me.

cheese

THE FUN PAGE BAD CHRISTMAS JOKES Who is Santa's favourite singer?

Elf-is Prestley

What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with an apple?

A pineapple

Knock Knock. Who's there? Mary.

Mary who? Mary Christmas

SUPER TRICKY TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. In the song “Frosty the Snowman,” what

6. What “spy” hides around the house

made Frosty come to life?

reporting kids behaviour back to

2. What Christmas decoration was

Santa?

originally made from strands of silver?

7. What is the French name for Santa

3. How many points does a snowflake

Claus?

traditionally have?

8. Name the eighth original reindeer

4. Which country does St. Nicholas

9. What is the name of the skin that

originally belong to?

hangs from a turkey’s neck?

5. What animated 2004 film is about a

10. Who tries to stop Christmas from

train that carries kids to the North Pole on

coming, by stealing all things of

Christmas Eve?

Christmas from “the Who’s”?

CONGRATULATIONS

Christine Mather Our Issue 4 competition winner who wins a $100 voucher for her entry into the game of skill.

Her best memory of selling her home was of her son thinking he was also going to be sold with the home.

Hilarious!

Thank you to everyone who entered.

Answers: 1. An old silk hat, 2. Tinsel, 3. Six, 4. Donner, 5. The Polar Express, 6. The Elf on the Shelf, 7. Pere Noel, 8. Donner, 9. Wattle, 10. The Grinch

Christmas Trading: We are only closed for the Public Holidays so feel free to drop in & say hi!

KUDOS Sue McDonald of Merimbula Realty was obliging, communicative and very professional and we are very happy with her service to us. We would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property.

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BIRTHDAYS This month we charge our glasses for Jan, Lance and Taylor who all celebrated being another year wiser!

Many happy returns guys and just in case you were wondering your pressies are in the mail

ANNIVERSARY Big congratulations to two of our office stalwarts, just kidding goddesses, Leanne Higgins & Sue McDonald who this month celebrate their 10 Year Anniversary with Merimbula Realty! Bloody fantastic effort ladies!! We are lucky to have you!

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