End of Financial Year Report: MADISON / 39 QUEEN STREET Report for 2009 – 2010

It’s that time of year again!

Dionne Wilson from Harcourts City Residential has prepared your 2009-2010 End of Financial Year Report for 39 Queen St- The Madison, Melbourne.

We hope you enjoy it and look forward to your feedback.

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Melbourne apartment sales statistics

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‘The Madison’ sales statistics

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Building Details & Particulars

Age                                Building converted from offices to residences 2001

Zoning                        Capital City Zone Schedule 2 – http://tinyurl.com/23clunr 

Levels                         25

Apartments           First 10 levels are serviced apartments (via separate entrance with own

                                        facilities etc) then level 11-25 contains 225 residential apartments.

Facilities                  Yes: Pool, Sauna, Gym, Meeting Room & Outdoor BBQ area

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Owners Corp.        The Knight Alliance 

                                        P.O Box 678

                                        Malvern  VIC  3144

                                        Ph: 9509 3144

                                        theknight@theknight.com.au

                                        www.theknight.com.au

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Council                     City of Melbourne

                                        P.O Box 1603

                                        Melbourne VIC 3001

                                        Ph: 9658 9658

                                        enquiries@melbourne.vic.gov.au

                                        www.melbourne.vic.gov.au

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Water                         City West Water

                                        Locked Bag 350

                                        St Albans Road

                                        Sunshine  VIC  3020

                                        Ph: 131 691

                                        www.citywestwater.com.au

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Building Comment:

The past year in the Madison has been positive, but that’s expected in such a gorgeous and much loved building!

Sales moved along steadily with owners who appointed the right agents achieving excellent results. Owners who selected agents who were unaware of the strong performance of the building as well as the long line of keen buyers wanting to move straight in, unfortunately missed out on optimum prices for their property.

It’s no wonder there is a plentiful flow of buyers wanting to attain this amazing address with its prime location and well appointed units.

We are very proud to announce here at Harcourts that our dollar per square meter value smashed that of our closest competitor as well as soaring high above the average over all total. (Please see graph indicators below) This accomplishment not only left us with great stats to boast of, but very cheerful vendors who were able to obtain more money than they were initially quoted by others.

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Reported Sales Financial Year 2009-2010

Month Apartment Beds Size m2 Price
Apr. 2010 902 2 62m2 $369,000
Mar. 2010 806 1 30m2 $225,000
Mar. 2010 1102 2 62m2 $380,000
Mar. 2010 808 1 30m2 $215,000
Nov. 2009 604 2 61m2 $333,000
Oct. 2009 1005 1 30m2 $195,000
Sep. 2009 204 1 31m2 $225,000
Aug. 2009 203 1 32m2 $187,500

Items in blue are Harcourts City Residential sales.

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What’s My Property Worth? http://cityresidential.harcourts.com.au/Value.aspx

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Buyer Profiles

Over the past 12 months the most common buyer profiles buying in the building have been

First Home Buyers, Emotional Investors & Peid-A-Terre buyers 

Use this link for a full description of these buyer profiles and others we often work with throughout the inner city – http://tinyurl.com/289vdhm

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Claire Says Do Not Miss…….

The highly desirable location of The Madison is one to love, sitting peacefully on Queen Street managing to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

Close to all of the essentials, shopping and lattes of course, not to mention transport to lead you to wherever your heart desires.

Surrounded by brilliant atmosphere with Collins and Queen St nightlife ideally located for you to explore at your leisure, drop past CQ for a lovely lunch and glass of wine.

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What our Vendors say…….

“Thank you again for all your assistance over the past few weeks. You have been able to assist us in achieving a result that we are extremely happy with. The whole process we have felt as if we were your only client and that the result was as important to you as us. Your service and professionalism has been amazing so we appreciate the assistance, again……. We could not have been happier with the process”.

Andrew – Recent Vendor

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For more testimonials from past, present and potential clients from both sale & leasing please visit – http://harcourtscityresidential.wordpress.com/testimonials/

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Reported Rentals

Month Apartment Bedrooms Rent P/Week
Jun. 2010 10th floor $250
Jun. 2010 1101 2 ?
Jun. 2010 1 $360
May. 2010 1 $320
May. 2010 1 $400
Apr. 2010 1 $290
Apr. 2010 1 $260
Mar. 2010 3 $500
Mar. 2010 1 $290
Mar. 2010 1 $470
Mar. 2010 2 $840
Feb. 2010 2 $360

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What’s My Property Worth?http://cityresidential.harcourts.com.au/Value.aspx

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What our Landlords say…….

“Harcourts City Residential were terrific. I had a vacant Melbourne City apartment in a prime location for three months with my previous Melbourne city agent. I then spoke to Dionne Wilson from Harcourts City Residential. As soon as speaking to Dionne, I knew her professionalism and helpfulness would ensure my apartment would be tenanted very soon. Not only did Dionne find me tenants within 10 days, Dionne was able to market my apartment at the market price (which was my asking price) and not a much lower price that my previous agent had my apartment advertised at .Thank you Dionne and Harcourts City Residential my stress is finally over.”.

Antonio – Landlord

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For more testimonials from past, present and potential clients from both sale & leasing please visit – http://harcourtscityresidential.wordpress.com/testimonials/

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Referral Partners:

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Harcourts Financial Services:

Working with all major lenders Harcourts Financial Services is your obligation-free one stop shop to finding the “best fit” loan available for you at any given time. Remember it’s not just about the cheapest loan, whilst that’s important, it’s even more important to have the right loan for what you what to achieve now and in the future as refinancing down the track can be expensive. Harcourts Financial Services professional brokers work with you to get it right the first time! Email us to have your local broker contact your today. cityresidential@harcourts.com.au

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Strand Conveyancing Services:

A dedicated team of professionals with many years experience make transacting in property an easy and straightforward process. Strand are in partnership with Pointon Partners Lawyers, a leading Australian commercial law firm, with specialist expertise in property law matters so no matter how complex or technical your transaction may be, they have the necessary professional expertise on hand to ensure everything runs smoothly. Email us today for more information or to have a Strand consultant call you cityresidential@harcourts.com.au

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Real Property Matters:

Depreciation schedules are an essential tool for investors to make sure you’re getting the maximum tax benefits from your property investment. Real Property Matters are experts in this field and have a range of innovative, market leading tools adding additional value to this important service. As a client of Harcourts you’ll receive a special rate and additional services; email us so we can ensure you get the Harcourts special rate. cityresidential@harcourts.com.au

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Helpful Links:

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Foreign Investment Review Board – FIRB

Recent change in legislation has affected foreigners purchasing property in Australia. It’s important to be aware of any restrictions that may be placed on you when considering purchasing property in Australia if you’re not an Australian or New Zealand Citizen. You can seek further information from the FIRB website – http://www.firb.gov.au/content/real_estate/real_estate.asp

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State Revenue Office – SRO

The State Revenue Office are responsible for the calculation and collection of Stamp Duty and also govern the First Home Owners Grant FHOG among other things.

State Revenue Office Stamp Duty Calculator http://tinyurl.com/33f99jc

First Home Owners Grant – FHOG

Information – http://tinyurl.com/3ybukne

Application – http://tinyurl.com/36ahvjg

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Australian Tax Office – ATO

From Capital Gains Tax to allowable deductions you’ll find lots of helpful information on the ATO website or contact your qualified accountant.

http://www.ato.gov.au/

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Dionne Wilson

Business owner and director – Harcourts City Residential

Ph: 03 9664 8100          Mob: 0417 318 705

E: dionne.wilson@harcourts.com.au  

Web: www.cityresidential.harcourts.com.au

*Harcourts City Residential has gathered this information to provide an interesting read for apartment owners and prospective purchasers. Harcourts City Residential may not have concluded any or all of the transactions noted; rather we’ve gathered as much market information as possible on ALL transactions to be as conclusive as possible.

Information contained herein is gathered from a range of sources including but not limited to; The Age Property Results, The Herald Sun Property Results, Valuer General Information & Agents own investigations. All efforts are made to verify the accuracy of the information provided. The information is not to be relied upon or used in dealings with third parties and people should make their own investigations regarding their own property or personal circumstances. Opinions offered are just that, our opinions & observations and should not be treated as advice or fact.

If your property is exclusively listed with another agent please disregard this communication.