New Smoke Alarm Laws: What Homeowners Need to Know Before 1 January 2027
New Smoke Alarm Laws: What Homeowners Need to Know Before 1 January 2027 By Leigh Martinuzzi of Martinuzzi Group – eXp Realty | Sunshine Coast Real Estate From 1 January 2027, every home in Queensland will need interconnected, photoelectric smoke alarms, and that includes yours. Queensland has been rolling out these rules gradually since 2017. […]
7 Top Tips From Actual Sellers in This Current Market
7 Top Tips From Actual Sellers in This Current Market By Leigh Martinuzzi of Martinuzzi Group – eXp Realty | Sunshine Coast Real Estate Every seller wants the same thing. A smooth process and the best possible result. But knowing what actually makes a difference once your home hits the market is hard to picture […]
What the Latest Lending Data Is Telling Me and Why Sunshine Coast Investors Shouldn’t Panic
What the Latest Lending Data Is Telling Me and Why Sunshine Coast Investors Shouldn’t Panic By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia I’ll be honest, when I read through Cotality’s latest lending data for the March 2026 quarter, my first reaction wasn’t surprise. It was more like confirmation of what I’ve been […]
The Pricing Sweet Spot: How to Price Your Home for a Successful Sale
The Pricing Sweet Spot: How to Price Your Home for a Successful Sale By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia When selling your home, there is one question that sits at the centre of the entire campaign: What price should we go to market with? It sounds simple, but it is one […]
Selling a House With a Mortgage? Here’s What You Should Know
Selling a House With a Mortgage? Here’s What You Should Know By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia For many Australian homeowners, selling a property does not happen after the mortgage is fully paid off. In fact, plenty of people decide to sell while they are still paying down their home loan. […]
Beware of These Real Estate Tactics
Beware of These Real Estate Tactics By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Real estate can feel exciting, but it can also get messy when money, timing, and emotions all collide. The market has become slicker, faster, and more competitive. Buyers are more strategic. Sellers feel more pressure. Agents are working hard […]
Updated Home Inspection Checklist
Updated Home Inspection Checklist By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Home inspections have a way of changing the tone of a deal very quickly. A buyer can feel excited, emotionally invested, and ready to move forward, then one detailed report lands and suddenly the mood shifts. It is rarely about a […]
The Real Estate Conveyancing Process, Simplified
The Real Estate Conveyancing Process, Simplified By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia When people think about buying or selling property, they usually focus on the price, the negotiation, and the moving parts they can actually see. The legal side often gets pushed into the background until words like contract, cooling-off period, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Refinancing Your Home Loan
Everything You Need to Know About Refinancing Your Home Loan By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Refinancing gets talked about a lot, especially when interest rates move, lenders start advertising sharper deals, or homeowners begin to feel like their current mortgage just is not serving them anymore. But for something that […]
What You Need to Know When Selling Your House in a High-Rate Market
What You Need to Know When Selling Your House in a High-Rate Market By Leigh Martinuzzi | Martinuzzi Property Group – eXp Australia Selling right now takes planning, patience, and clean execution. If you are thinking about selling in today’s market, the big thing to understand is this: buyers are still active, but they are […]