Real Estate FROM COAST TO COUNTRY
Ag e n t o f t h e w e e k By Jo Kennett THIS ISSUE’S Agent of the Week is Paul Stobbie, cofounder of Northern Rivers Property Group. Paul made the tree change from the south of Sydney to a small block at Midginbil where he says his kids loved growing up. More recently he moved to the centre of Murwillumbah which he reckons is “simply one of the best located regional towns in Australia”, “a fact many buyers looking in our area are fast recognising with our ease of access to an international airport, many stunning national parks and some of the best beaches in the country.” Along with business partner Adrianna Jenkins, Paul now has many industry awards under his belt and is just as enamoured with the beautiful Tweed Shire as ever. We caught up with Paul to find out more.
What makes a great real estate agent?
Hot property
Australia and that makes us hot property all year round with people who are increasingly discovering all that our area has to offer.
Attention to detail and great communication with your vendors and buyers. Honesty and integrity and a love for your job.
THIS WEEK’S Hot Property is “Gypsy Queen”, a big, beautiful arts-inspired home at Kunghur with a bubbling brook and views to Sphinx Rock and the Nightcap Ranges. This sprawling tri-level family home at 6 Cooloon Street has six bedrooms, several living areas and some gorgeous outdoor spaces. There is even a small studio which overlooks the creek (complete with
What’s the biggest changes across the market over the past 12 months?
What is your favourite part about being an agent?
After many years of the lowest interest rates for property buyers the steady, relentless increase in those rates which hopefully is starting to abate.
Marketing…we love to come up with new ways to get our vendors’ properties in front of buyers eyes.
Before you were a real estate agent what was How can people get a the most interesting/ foot on the property unusual job you had? ladder? Before I went into real estate
I was the owner/operator of a Video Ezy franchise which was a great grounding in marketing and customer relations. As an avid movie lover it was also a job that was very satisfying
What’s hot about the Tweed Shire property market?
In a word — location! The Northern Rivers is one of the most beautiful areas in
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Just get in. If at all possible just buy something even if that something does not live up to all of your expectations. Get into the market first and foremost if possible. You can’t climb that ladder until you get a foot on a rung. If you are thinking of selling now is a great time to get your property appraised and get ready to sell.
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resident platypus) and swimming hole below the back deck. You also have exclusive use of the neighbouring 1/2 acre block which has been planted out with an established wide variety of Northern Rivers tropical fruits and veggie gardens. Priced at $1,000,000 to $1,100,000, “Gypsy Queen”, in the friendly community of Kunghur, is for sale with Northern Rivers Property Group.
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