News Archive


07 Feb 2012

Press Release

Investors capitalise on security of rental properties in Sydney's lower north shore

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23 Jun 2011

Its Not All Doom and Gloom!

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25 Feb 2011

MEDIA RELEASE - Thursday 24th February 2011

Furnished rental market showing signs of recovering from GFC woes

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25 Feb 2011

Prime time to buy an investment property!

With property prices steady and interest rates predicted to stay on hold for sometime...

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08 Feb 2011

Are You Getting The Most Accurate Advice?

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08 Dec 2009

Local businessman responds to 2GB on-air plea for work

Balmoral resident, Ivan Hodge wasn’t expecting to have a coffee and a chin wag with radio king, Alan Jones when he recently responded to a father’s on-air job-plea.

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24 Nov 2009

Furnished properties buck the rental rate decline

A furnished property management service is smiling with the news that rental prices for traditional unfurnished house and units in Sydney continued to fall over the last year.

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10 Sep 2009

Furnished apartments a safe bet for travelling business women (realholidays.com.au 13/10/09)

Over the last 20 years the advent of globalisation has meant travelling the globe for your job can be a given for many corporate executives.

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04 Sep 2009

Tips for property investors and first home buyers: beware

Some real estate experts are claiming the current property market is showing all the signs needed to lure apartment investors into a buying cycle, but a north shore valuations professional warns buyers should follow some safeguard tips before signing on the dotted line

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12 Feb 2009

Investors predicted to step back into the property market (Mosman Daily, 12/02/09)

The latest rate cut should start to wet Sydney property investors’ appetite according to a leading property valuation specialist.

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09 Dec 2008

Rental rates for Kirribilli and lower north shore hold for furnished properties—and taper off for unfurnished

Keris Hodge, Director of The Apartment Service Pty Ltd Australia said the furnished rental rates for apartments in Kirribilli and the lower north shore are not going down or up but are staying put.

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06 Dec 2008

Apartment rents tumble in inner Sydney (SMH, Dec 08)

Rents on apartments across the lower North Shore and eastern suburbs are tumbling as the finance sector sheds jobs, existing renters reach breaking point and lower interest rates make buying a property more attractive.

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02 Dec 2008

Serviced Apartment report predicts continued growth for industry

Amidst the doom and gloom from the recent worldwide financial meltdown and the woes from the NSW Government’s Mini-Budget, there is a flicker of light shining on the serviced apartment industry.

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25 Sep 2008

Stay just a little bit longer in a welcoming home from home (Financial Review 25/09/08)

Financial Review 25/9/08 - The ever-growing itinerant workforce means business is thriving, writes Christopher Jay.

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24 Jul 2008

New Green Team goes flatout! (Mosman Daily 24/7/08)

Corporate employees who have moved to Sydney from interstate or overseas will feel right at home in no time, thanks to the team at the Apartments Service.

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10 Jun 2008

Green machines easy on fuel and on the environment

Green is the perfect colour for a car as far as Keris Hodge is concerned. As the Owner and Director of The Apartment Service Pty Ltd in Cremorne, Ms Hodge has just taken delivery of five environmentally friendlier cars for her property managers.

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01 May 2008

Furnished Apartments help maximise rental returns (Mosman Daily, 01/05/08)

While some property investors are feeling the pinch from climbing interest rates, others are finding they are being rewarded by a silver lining in the furnished rental market.

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15 Apr 2008

Furnished apartments help property investors maximise rental returns

Whilst some property investors are feeling the pinch from climbing interest rates as they try to cover increasing investment loan repayments and maximise their rental returns, others are finding a silver lining in the furnished rental market.

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03 Apr 2008

Warning to corporate executives to book accommodation ahead of World Youth Day

According to the World Youth Day Co-ordination Authority, the visit by His Holiness Pope Benedict XV1 to Australia in mid July will entice an estimated 125,000 pilgrims from overseas and 100,000 around Australia to Sydney for World Youth Day.

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15 Nov 2007

Apartment owners encouraged to ‘cash in’ on the property drought

According to the latest Real Estate Industry of New South Wales (REINSW) figures, the vacancy rate in Sydney has again recorded well below 2% for the month of August, the 12th month in a row.

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15 Nov 2007

Sydney and Melbourne experiencing furnished apartment boom

Sydney and Melbourne are experiencing a boom in the furnished accommodation leasing industry, and it seems to be a worldwide trend according to an industry specialist.

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