Mortlake History
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office manager and Licensed estate agent. Originally known as the township of Mount Shadwell, the town of Mortlake was originally settled over 180 years ago. Being particularly fertile ground, the area was quickly populated by farmers, and...
Supporting local
Article by Cheryl McKenna - office manager and licensed estate agent. “Support local business” is a catch cry we hear often, but why is it important? Does it really make that much of a difference? With large chain stores now stocking everything from milk and bread,...
Pack your bags…
Article by Cheryl McKenna, Office manager and licensed estate agent Moving house. The phrase strikes fear into many a heart. Ranked as more stressful than divorce, moving house is in fact included in the top 5 stressful life events. Some of us do it once in a...
Bark for your Park!
Article by Cheryl McKenna, office manager and licensed estate agent. Is there anything more uplifting than to see than your dog, in amongst a group of other pooches all running flat out happily around the dog park? Or the lone Border Collie who chases the ball, being...
Central, Coastal, Townhouse Living
Wilsons Warrnambool & District Real Estate are excited to present to the market thirteen quality townhouses to be sold off the plan and built immediately by Mark Conlan's @Select Homes. This development is in a prime location at 93-97 Nicholson Street, a 10-minute...
“Such a wonderful result for us as a vendor”
Check out the wonderful renovation that Michelle and Gary completed on their house in Warrnambool, and hear from a delighted vendor, very pleased with the sale, which happened within a few days of going to market, with roughly 15 inspections, 7-8 offers, and a sale...
Homebuilder Program
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office Manager, and licensed estate agent. HomeBuilder Program The HomeBuilder program is a time-limited grant program to help the residential construction market to bounce back from the Coronavirus crisis. But before we get into that – do...
How’s your credit?
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office manager, licensed estate agent - and now we can add - real estate blogger! Back in my day, credit was something you needed to make a call on your mobile, or a score that my friends got at uni. And having multiple store and credit...
Nature strip planting
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office Manager, and licensed estate agent. Ahhh, there is nothing better than mowing your back lawn, then your front lawn, then having to get the mower through the front gate and mow the nature strip – said no person ever! Especially if...
Which aspect is best?
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office Manager, and licensed estate agent. North, south, east, west? Which aspect is the best? In many a real estate write up you will read “boasting a northerly aspect”, but what does this mean, and why is a northerly aspect so desirable?...
What’s your number, baby?
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office Manager and licensed estate agent. What’s your number baby? What’s in a number? It depends on who you ask. For many cultures around the world numbers can dictate many things, from who you marry, whether you are a lucky person to...
Questions from a seller, or a buyer (she wasn’t sure)
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office manager, and licensed estate agent It began with a conversation with a lady enquiring on a property that we had for sale. All said quickly without a pause or even time to take a breath! “I’d like to have a look at the house on...
What’s your style?
Article by Cheryl McKenna - Office manager and licenced estate agent. What’s your style? Do you love a classic Californian Bungalow or are you a fool for the decorative filigree of the mid to late Victorian Era? Does walking into an Edwardian home evoke memories of a...
Advice for my sister
Article by Cheryl McKenna - office manager and licenced estate agent. The advice I gave my younger sister The conversation started with a text message “So I am inspecting that house I mentioned tomorrow at noon, and low-key freaking out about it. Not sure what I need...
How did you spend your covid-time?
How did you spend your time during the Covid-19 restrictions and isolation? Opinion piece by Rhianna Amos - Sales Agent at Wilsons Warrnambool & District Real Estate. I preface this article with it being just a general overview, not a qualified insight. After...
#PushforBetter
Article by Rhianna Amos - Sales Agent at Wilsons This year, amid the current pandemic, I needed a challenge. Not just any old challenge, something that would also make a difference. A cause that I was passionate about. Coincidently the next week I was asked to join...
Record Buyer Demand!
Article by Lucas Wilson In what may come as a big surprise, the month of May, 2020 - 3 months since the covid-19 pandemic began here - saw the highest number of buyer enquiries into the Wilsons office since before 2016, when we started recording their numbers! The law...
Should I use a mortgage broker?
Article by Emilee Bezzina - sales agent - Wilsons Warrnambool & District Real Estate Working in real estate we often get asked if purchasers are better off with a mortgage broker or if they should directly see their bank, some may also shop around themselves for...