LJ Hooker Shelley-Willetton takes home awards

LJ Hooker Shelley-Willetton Principal Victor Paz has won the real estate network’s State award for working with LJ Hooker Home Loans.

Accepting the award at LJ Hooker’s Night of the Stars awards evening at Crown Perth on Saturday night, Mr Paz said the achievement reflected positively on the real estate market south of the Canning River.

It was a successful night for the entire Willetton office, which was also recognised as the WA LJ Hooker office which achieved the largest growth in its property investment management division.

“Sales service goes beyond selling the property. We want to make sure our customers also get the best deal on their home loan needs as well,” said Mr Paz. “We want to ensure every part of the transaction is a smooth, transparent process with no stress.”

Mr Paz also said the LJ Hooker Home Loan offering was a well-regarded and highly competitive offering attracting lots of interest.

“This achievement also reflects the confidence our customers have in us and a strong local real estate market,” he said.

For more information please contact

Victor Paz
Director and Licensee
LJ Hooker Shelley-Willetton
M. 0413 644 202
E. vpaz.willetton@ljh.com.au

Win 1,000,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points

Home owners are unaware of their true equity.

From 1st August 2013 to 31st October 2013, anyone who has their home appraised by an LJ Hooker Willetton and Shelley will go into a draw to win 1,000,000 QANTAS FREQUENT FLYER POINTS! 

This applies for both sales and rental appraisals.

Most home owners are unaware how much capital growth their property has accrued, LJ Hooker Willetton and Shelley Principal Victor Paz said.

Unlike their share portfolio, superannuation fund or term deposit, homeowners rarely had an accurate understanding of how much their home was worth.

“Everyday people go online to check their share portfolio, savings or credit card balances, but they don’t have any idea of the true value of their home which, for many of us, is our biggest asset,’’ said Victor.

 “People normally don’t get an appraisal until they’re looking to sell, which is unusual when you think about the level of equity we seek to build in our homes to often fund retirement.
“Researching median prices in your suburb is a good guide, but for owners to really know what they’re sitting on, they need an appraisal from a real estate professional.’’

Victor said an appraisal was free, easily organised, and could be completed in a very short period of time, usually within half an hour. 

“Really, it’s easy to organise an appraisal and it allows home owners to understand how much equity they have in their property. It is money that property owners should know they have. 

“We can even go one step further and provide professional advice on how to best present a property for sale if the owner is looking at taking the next step by listing their home on the market. Our LJ Hooker touch-up-team can assist with mulching, gardening and high pressure cleaning plus we have professional photographers that will come to photograph the home.”

For further information, and to arrange your free market appraisal and go into the draw for the 1 million Qantas points, contact:

Victor Paz
Principal, LJ Hooker Willetton and Shelley
Ph: 08 9457 9955
Mobile: 0413 644 202
Email: vpaz.willetton@ljh.com.au

LJ Hooker Willetton Client Night 28/03/12

On Wednesday 28^th March 2012, LJ Hooker Willetton hosted an investor’s night to discuss the benefits of tax depreciation on rental properties.

The event was held at the Willow Pond Reception Centre, Canning Vale with Blake Currall from BMT Depreciation presenting the benefits of a tax depreciation schedule for new, old or newly renovated properties.

Did you know that if you have not already set up a depreciation schedule, it’s not too late?! Investors can claim the 2 previous financial years prior to the commencement of the schedule so long as the property was rented for the immediate 2 consecutive years prior. This was just one “top tip” that we all learned from the night.

State Manager Brian Reid also discussed the current state of the market sales v’s rentals which gave our customers a good overview of % growth of the past 12 months in both categories.

Thank you to Leoni, Shari and Cara from LJ Hooker Willetton for organising the successful event and to the entire team for their combined efforts on the night.

Keep an eye out for our next event!  If you have any topics you would like to know more about in regards to investing in real estate, please contact us as we welcome any suggestions you may have to cater to the needs of our past, present or future clients.

LJ Hooker Willetton, Cystic Fibrosis sausage sizzle fundraiser

On Saturday 10^th March 2012, LJ Hooker Willetton ran a sausage sizzle fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis.

It was held outside of our sales office located at the Southlands Shopping Centre between 9am – 12noon.

Activities included:

·         A sausage in a bun for a gold coin donation

·         A Margaret River wine, chocolate, nuts and chips hamper raffle

·         A guess the number of jelly beans in the jar competition

From these three fundraising activities, we raised $627.50 in just 3 hours!

The LJ Hooker Marquee was on show as was Mr Hooker Bear.

Mr Hooker Bear balloons were given out to the kids in the shopping centre where they also had the chance to shake hands with Mr Hooker Bear, or in some other cases – give him a big bear hug!

Whilst a sausage in a bun was not for everyone, the Willetton community was very generous with many people opting to just make a donation to go towards the worthy cause.

Despite the 38 degree heat which we obviously did not plan, it was a fantastic day!

A big thank you goes out to the men who slaved away over the hot BBQ to cook the onions and sausages and to Andrea’s nephew who volunteered to wear the Mr Hooker Bear suit.

Public React Well to 100 Point ID Check

Real estate agents are finding that the new identity checks for people selling property have been well received by the public.

Chief Executive of the Real estate Institute of Western Australia, Anne Arnold, said the new 100-point on ID verification had become necessary to prevent fraudulent sales.

 

“The two Nigerian property scams that have occurred in WA in recent times have been possible because identity checks have not previously been a requirement as part of the listing process when selling a home.

 

“However, as technology has advanced it has become possible for scammers to fake an identity and present themselves to a real estate agent as the legitimate owner of a property they don’t in fact own,” Mrs Arnold said.

 

In both Nigerian property scams that occurred in Perth, con artists were able to convince the agent, the settlement agent, the banks and Landgate that they were the title holder and could sell the property.

 

Once the transfers had occurred and the sales settled it became apparent that everyone had been duped, including the legitimate owners of the houses.

 

In response to these frauds, the state government has implemented a system whereby the seller of a property must produce evidence of their identity in much the same way as banks when a customer opens an account.

“Some agents were concerned this new onus on sellers might meet with some resistance, especially from long term and repeat clients well known to the agent, but I’m pleased to report that generally sellers understand this new requirement and endorse it,” Mrs Arnold said.

When sellers are unable to be with the agent at the time of listing their property they must have their identity documents sighted by a suitable witness such as JP, doctor, police officer, pharmacist, etc.

 

“We understand that this is probably inconvenient for sellers and agents, but most people would agree that it’s a small price to avoid another such incident.”

Position perfect with a fantastic street appeal, this 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom home will not last long.

Quietly tucked away close to Prendwick Reserve and Rostrata Primary School, this well presented and much loved home is ideal for any small or growing family!

The home comprises a formal l-shaped lounge and dining room, a galley style kitchen, a tiled meals area plus a sunken family room.

The kitchen boasts gas cook tops with a range hood, an electric oven, a dishwasher and overlooks the sunken family room.

The master bedroom has a walk in robe and adjoins the semi en-suite plus two of the other bedrooms have robes. There are wood venetian blinds featured in the formal lounge/dining room and new curtains in the family room and lounge room.

Extras included on the inside are ducted evaporative air conditioning throughout and all neutrally decorated throughout.

Outside you will find a shady paved entertaining area which overlooks the stunning below ground pool surrounded by lush green gardens. Your very own tropical oasis! The gardens are automatically reticulated from the bore plus there is a double carport.

Block: 680sqm
Water Rates: $932.60
Council Rates: $1174.15

For further information regarding this delightful home, please contact your exclusive agent:

Victor Paz
0408 910 979

Vacancy rates fall.....

According to SQM Research’s monthly vacancy study, which measures online vacancy ads, vacancy rates fell nationwide from 1.7% during February to 1.6% during March. Perth’s vacancy rate was below average at 0.9%.

So what does this mean for tenants? You need to act fast as properties are leasing quickly! Your best method of searching for a rental property is by checking ljhooker.com, reiwa.com and realestate.com daily. Register your interest to attend the next viewing or you could easily miss out.

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