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Agent’s view

Nicholas Slatyer
Belle Property Cairns 1
I hope this note finds you well and that big surprise to everyone? I reckon
the New Year has started successfully. the whole “Welcome to Cairns and
Renae and I had a great break that Australia” experience should and could
included a wedding 500km west of be so much better.
Brisbane on a cattle property. The December was the best month our sales
country there is so dry and the farmers business has ever had. Even on the 31st
are obviously doing it very tough. It’s a of December we had contracts going
beautiful country but a reminder that unconditional, including the highest
sitting in air-conditioning for a large price for Kewarra
chunk of the day acreage for the past
and talking on couple of years ($1.25
the phone isn’t million) - the second 2
so hard. Sometimes the right time we have sold the
In early January we property. had plenty the last month or so. We
took my girls (aged decision is to wait Late in December, we welcomed Corinne Snowman as Holiday
10 and 12) to Japan for a buyer rather than also sold a beachfront Letting Manager. She is now assisted
for 8 days - they trying to force a result that apartment in Trinity full time by Jemima Allen who has been
love everything Beach that had taken on our front desk for a couple of years.
Japanese and we isn’t there about three months They are looking after our 30 or so short-
had a ball. We had Nicholas Slatyer, longer than it should term managements and doing a great
an adventure- Belle Property have. I had no idea job. Belle Property has just launched
Cairns
packed itinerary why it wasn’t shifting “Escapes” for our holiday property
that took us all but we just never got across the group. If you want to check it
over the island. I think we must have the enquiries we expected. Compared out – www.belleescapes.com.au
caught 20+ trains in that time and to our previous sales in the building Alison Western has made the transition
not one was a minute late. Even going the price seemed right. The owner was from being our Business Development
through Customs was amazing. Lots exasperated, and we were pretty well out Manager into a sales role focusing
of officers waiting, no lines, all super of moves. Out of nowhere, a local owner- on the Redlynch, Caravonica and
quick. The return to Cairns was the occupier inspected and purchased on Kamerunga area. She will be an absolute
complete opposite... Two Customs a very quick contract. A reminder - gun in no time at all. Eve Brookes joins
staff (who looked like they worked in sometimes the right decision is to wait the Property Management team and
a prison) servicing three international for a buyer rather than trying to force a brings a wealth of experience, and
flights. Long lines, slow luggage and result that isn’t there. finally Myra Koh is on the front desk
lots of pissed off travellers at 5am. The beginning of the year always sees and keeping the office humming. What
Surely the planes arriving isn’t some a few staff movements and we have I know is that we seem to be buying lots
of computers and monitors!
2020 appears to be off to a solid start
and with any luck a cyclone free season
(hopefully I didn’t just jinx it).
If you ever want to discuss the
market feel free to call me any time
on 0409 00 22 33.
1. 15 Gibson Cl, Clifton Beach
2. 22 Joseph Banks Cl, Kewarra Beach
3. Apt. 9 Bellevue, Trinity Beach

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