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The BIG question: What is my house worth?

What is my house worth? This is the big question, and as Estate Agents, it is one we naturally get asked most frequently, but it is also quite a difficult question to answer, mainly as there are a number of … Continue reading →

Tips to securing a property in a fast-moving market.

In a good and fast-moving property market – as we seem to have in this area at present – for every one buyer who secures a property, there are usually another five or so people who didn’t get the property … Continue reading →

Big news in the Argyll & Bute property market!

We have waited nearly 12 years for this, but Registers of Scotland data shows we have now hit a new record high for quarterly house prices. In other words, house prices are now the highest they have EVER been in … Continue reading →

Why I love Oban

Being an Oban boy, its easy to be blasé about how fortunate I am to live in such a great place, so I thought I’d do a blog (to remind myself if nothing else) of my top ten reasons why … Continue reading →

We’re number one!!

Lies, damned lies, and statistics (and property!)

(or “Statistics, and how much credence to place on them“.) Many of our blogs have reported statistics concerning the Oban and the wider Argyll & Bute property market, and here I am telling you to be very careful when reading … Continue reading →

A good time to buy property? Yes, quite possibly

As reported in our last blog, the average house price in Argyll & Bute is lower than it has been in the past, and this is perhaps the strongest evidence to support the notion that there is scope for prices … Continue reading →

Argyll & Bute property market over the last 10 years.

We’ve put together a summary of how property prices in the Argyll & Bute property market have fared over the last ten years. (Click on image to enlarge) The main thing to note is that we are yet to return to … Continue reading →

Getting the job done

Have you ever noticed that, in all walks of life, professions, services, industries, there are generally two types of attitude? There are those with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude who simply want to get the job done, and then there are … Continue reading →

Argyll & Bute Housing Market Update – September 2015

Argyll & Bute Housing Market Update – September 2015 The state of the housing market is generally defined by two key criteria, the average house price (whether prices are up or down) and the volume of sales. It is common … Continue reading →