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23 August, 2024
Locals learn property ABC’s
More than 20 people attended the fifth annual Asset Building Club (A.B.C.) on August 6 in Burpengary to learn the ABCs of buying their first home.
The event, organised by RE/MAX Living, featured real estate sales agents, property managers, and finance specialists from RE/MAX Living and Pivotal Financial to help prospective first home buyers understand the ‘how-tos’ of buying a property.
RE/MAX Living broker owner Kathy Sweeney said the purpose of the event was to “break down the barriers” and “take fear out of the equation” when it comes to buying a home.
“I didn’t want to simply help them buy a home; I wanted them to learn how to run a ‘program’ of investing in property,” she said.
Ms Sweeney noted how the market has changed since the first A.B.C. event five years ago, making it necessary for new home buyers to be more creative.
“The market is very different now from when we ran that first event and that hit home when we were updating slides,” she said.
“For instance, what once read $400,000 now reads $700,000, and this generation has to be far more creative about finding their way into property ownership.”
She reported a mix of demographics over the five events, with singles and couples at different stages of their real estate journey, including tradespeople, sportspeople, and university students.
Ms Sweeney believes the success of her initiative comes from the establishment of ‘ambassadors’.
“The A.B.C. concept works so well because the ambassadors are live examples of people on their real estate journey.”
One of the A.B.C. attendees said the event was great to “ease their nerves” about entering the property market, calling it “extremely helpful.”
Another called the event “inspirational, motivating, and informative.”
“I took away a lot of great knowledge to get me ready to buy my first home and I’m also now thinking of looking into investment properties through the info I learned,” an attendee said.
RE/MAX Living services the Moreton Bay and Somerset Regions.
If you want to know more about the Asset Building Club, contact 0427 374 117 or email ksweeney@remaxliving.com.au
