Author: anna@suburbanite

Angst and uncertainty fills the air for landlords amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Without any clear legislation or industry guidelines, landlords are left in the dark on what to do if their tenant suddenly stops paying rent. Suburbanite CEO and market commentator, Anna Porter, acknowledges this grey area and understands the burden this can cause for…

Suburbanite are calling COVID-19 the BLACK SWAN EVENT that no one saw coming. {{ A Black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. Black Swan Events are characterised by their extreme rarity and their severe impact }} It will have a direct…

Buying ‘off market’ is a term that is widely used in the property market, and many buyers believe buying off market will guarantee them a discount – this is just not correct. A true off market buy means the agent has not marketed the property to anyone. According to Principal of Suburbanite and property commentator,…

With recent bush fires ravaging the country there has been an unprecedented amount of housing loss. People from regional towns to built up urban areas have all fallen victim to the fires and many lost their homes and all their worldly possessions in one foul swoop over the 2019/2020 holiday period. This has left many…

It’s the great Australian Dream to own a home but Australia has been ravaged with bushfires and now recently hit with flooding, damaging many properties. Many buyers’ look at the cosmetics of a house, they will research which school catchment it is in and how good the local coffee shop is. Anna Porter, Principal of…

Time is flying and we’ve seen much happen globally over the past ten years. Australia has accomplished many great things and we’ve felt all types of impact over the last decade, 2009 to 2019 within the property market. Principal of Suburbanite, valuer and market commentator, Anna Porter, takes a look into the past decade of…