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Meet Leon Carlile

Founder, director, real estate agent, builder, father and so much more. The man, the myth, the legend - Leon Carlile! Get to know him by watching this video.

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3 mistakes to avoid

Selling your home?! Here's 3 mistakes to avoid when selling your home video!

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Elev8 Conveyancing πŸ‘

Who best to discuss all things conveyancing other than Brendan Goleby from Elev8 Conveyancing πŸ‘ We hope you enjoy the chat!

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Hot Property | Helping People πŸ’™

Real estate is about more than just sold and leased signs. Real estate is about helping people. πŸ’™  

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Office Tour!

Welcome to our new office at 200 Hume Street.  

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Benefits of an Off-Market Sale

Considering selling your property off market? Aaron our buyers agent would love to chat.

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Before & After Hot Property Office Reno

Before and after of our office renovation. πŸ”¨ What do you think or our new space? 😎

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Proudly sponsoring the Southern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club in 2023

Agents VS Players!Who will win?! Watch to find out.Hot Property is proudly sponsoring the Southern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club in 2023.

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Qld Rent Rise Restrictions Radio Interview - Jacob Carlile

New restrictions could be coming into play for landlords around rental price increases. Our Property Manager & Director, Jacob Carlile, shared his thoughts with HIT FM and Triple M yesterday.

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Benefits of selling off-market.

In the fast-paced world of real estate, the idea of an off-market sale may seem counterintuitive. After all, isn't the point of selling a property to get as much exposure as possible to attract the highest possible offers?    While this is certainly one way to approach the sale of a p...

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Future of Australia Podcast

Jacob & Greg were lucky enough to chat with Derek from the Future of Australia Podcast recently! πŸŽ™οΈListen now and hear how we turned a Toowoomba family business into one of Australia's fastest growing businesses. 😎Listen via THIS LINK

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PROPERTY TOUR | 90 Tourist Road, Rangeville

Contemporary Range Side Home. Designed with both style and sustainability in mind Hot Property is proud to present to the market an opportunity to secure 90 Tourist Road in Rangeville offering enviable views, unrivalled spaciousness, and luxury finishes throughout, this is a one-of-a-kind home.

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Three things we're keeping an eye on in 2023

With 2023 in full swing, Jacob and Greg thought they would share three things they'll be keeping a close eye on this year πŸ‘€πŸ‘

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Rebecca Street Testimonial

It's stories like Louise's that really make us cherish what we do and the relationships we form with clients. Hear first-hand about Louise's experience after recently selling her property with us.

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Summer Market Wrap Up

Your Summer market wrap up has arrived 😎 Here's what you need to know.  

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What you need to know about investing in Commercial Property

Thinking of investing in commercial property? Here's Alice Ridgway with three things you should consider when getting started in the market.

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Rate rises

We discuss what we're doing to help our clients navigate the property market with rate rises in mind.

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3 tips for selling your house this summer!

Josh reveals 3 HOT tips for selling your house this summer β˜€οΈ

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Reflecting on 2022

Jacob and Greg reflect on 2022 and what it looked like for our tenants.

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2022 Year In Review

Allow us to recap 2022 in under 1 min! πŸ‘€

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Leon Carlile 20 Year Interview

The final video in our 20 Year Series. We've interviewed friends, family, team, clients and suppliers who have been with us along the journey. Now join with us as we hear Leon Carlile's thoughts on the past 20 years of business in the Toowoomba Region. 2 MIN Watch  

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We've Moved!

You'll be able to find our new office at Suite 2, 200 Hume Street.Located inbetween our new neighbours QBCC & Ellco Group.Our team looks forward to welcoming you to our new office and fresh new look!

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Rebrand Interview

Honest answers only, what did you think of the rebrand? πŸ‘€πŸ€―Hear the unedited thoughts of our Directors, Leon, Karen, Jacob & Greg as they spill all the goss on the rebrand.Watch the video below to find out the reason behind the rebrand, initial thoughts and how they're feeling now.

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Introducing a new Hot Property

Synonymous with Toowoomba real-estate for over 20 years, you might be familiar with the friendly faces and red, blue and yellow stripes that have long established themselves as one of the top performing real-estate agencies for selling, leasing and managing properties across the region.A local, f...

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Australian Financial Review Fast Starters List 2022

We're thrilled to announce that Qld Hot Property has made the Australian Financial Review's Fast Starters List! 😎The annual AFR Fast Starters List published by the Australian Financial Review shines a light on Australia’s fastest growing young companies and start-ups.Leon, Jacob and Greg si...

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Applicant Approval

As real estate agents, we're on the phone constantly... But these kind of calls are definitely worth it. Jacob's letting a tenant know they have been approved for a rental property.  

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Rental Law Changes

3 changes to the rental legislation in Queensland that you need to know about πŸ‘€πŸ‘.  

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Developments & Infrastructures In Toowoomba

Jacob & Greg discuss the influx of developments and infrastructures in Toowoomba and what this means for the housing supply.  

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Luxury Rentals

Leasing luxury rental properties in Toowoomba. Here's what you need to know.  

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Market Update

Buyers market or sellers market? How is the volume of sales going in Toowoomba? Grab some popcorn - your questions are answered in this sit-down chat with Jacob & Greg.  

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Damian Black 20 Year Interview

Interviewing Damian Black from Wonderley & Hall Solicitors. Leon speaks with Damian about the highs and lows of the past 20 years! With an interesting insight into Damian's side hobby.    

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The Market for the Rest of 2022

We took out our crystal ball and predicted what the market will look like for the remainder of 2022!

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Hume Street Update

Join Leon and Jacob as we take a look inside our brand new office coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled for more Hume street updates over the coming months!  

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3 Lessons from Real Estate

Greg had some time to kill after listening to Beyonce's album... so he popped down to visit Leon at our new office to pick his brain on all things real estate.  

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NEW LOCATION

We're going somewhere.... Yup - we're moving soon (date tbc) to our new location at Suite 2 / 200 Hume Street Toowoomba! Hear first hand what's going on...

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What My Dad Taught Me

In celebration of Father's Day, we sat down and asked our team a very important question - 'What's one thing your Dad has taught you?' πŸ’™ Have a watch... and a very Happy Father's Day to all our fellow Dad's!  

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Keiran Mortimer 20 Year Interview

To celebrate our 20 years of business in the Toowoomba community we're going to highlight some of the stories behind the 20 years. Keiran Mortimer from Keiran Mortimer Pest Control, shares of his experience with Qld Hot Property from the early days to the current business environment.  

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Popular Property Features

Four simple ways you can add value to your property.

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Market Update

Greg and Jacob talk all things spring and its effects on the real estate market.

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The Importance of Professional Real Estate Photography

Professional Photos are essential in today's market πŸ“Έ. Quality photos increase views and clicks on your marketing campaign. The photographer can change the weather and clean up your house without picking up a broom or vacuum! They could be the difference between an okay price or an excellent pric...

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3 Before Sale Tips

Planning to sell or lease your property soon? Here's three affordable improvements you should look at making to get your house market-ready.  

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Spring Sales

Q: When is the best time to look at selling or leasing my property? A: Now! Here's Jacob to explain why.  

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August Market Update

Staying up-to-date ✍🏼 Here is our latest update to ensure you know what's happening in the Toowoomba market.  

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Tips for Rental Applications

Marnie & Kara are giving 3 tips for completing your rental applications! 1. Complete your application in full2. Make sure you provide more information3. Tee up your references - let them know we'll be in contact! Need a hand with your application? Please contact us - we'd be happy to help. ...

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Market Update

This is your July Market Wrap Up - bought to you by Greg Riehl & Jacob Carlile.   The market is changing! Here’s our commentary on the changing environment we’re seeing right now in real time!   P.s we're officially in the second half of 2022! How crazy!  

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Record-Breaking Sale

Ppssssttt... Here's what happened at our latest Auction....

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Desley Earnshaw Interview

Hear first hand from one of our own team members, Desley Earnshaw. Desley talks of the changes she seen over the her past 5 years of working within the real estate industry in Toowoomba and the Qld Hot Property business. We hope you enjoy this interview. Our team are a critical part of our 20 yea...

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Put your best foot forward

Putting Your Best Foot Forward. Here are our top tips when it comes to getting to putting your house in the rental market. 1. You get one chance at first impressions, there's no point waiting until we secure a tenant to tidy the place up. Do this first, this enables us to get a quality tenant an...

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Gowrie View Estate

  Looking for land? Looking for a larger block? STOP scrolling, we've got something for you! Gowrie View Estate 🏑 Blocks starting from $239,000 and over 4,000m2 in size ✨ Want to know more? Call Leon on 0418 795 484

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Market Update

  What a year 2022 has already been. Now that we are over the first quarter of the year we thought we'd share with you a market update on the year that's unfolded so far.

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Welcombe Avenue Testimonial

  "This is an investment property for us.... we just thought we'd see what it was worth.... in less than a week you came back to us with a signed contract... Toowoomba has gone leaps and bounds ahead." - Craig Lloyd (Seller)    

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Ed Thomas Interview

To celebrate our 20 years of business in the Toowoomba community we're going to highlight some of the stories behind the 20 years. Ed Thomas, previous Sales agent, shares of his time at Qld Hot Property in the early years. Blue shirts, Highfields boom, expansion and whole lot of good times in rea...

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21 Questions with Greg Riehl

Get to know Greg Riehl. He's a Director of Qld Hot Property and accountant but there's more you don't know. Jacob Carlile asked 21 questions, some real estate related, some totally not!  

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QHP Team x Southern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club Toowoomba

We're proud sponsors of the Southern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club Toowoomba this year! Oh and we thought we'd join in on one of their training sessions.... here's how it went!  

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Karen Carlile Interview

To celebrate our 20 years of business in the Toowoomba community we're going to highlight some of the stories behind the 20 years. First up we have Karen Carlile, Leon Carlile's (founder) wife. She tells of the business struggles, ethics and stories that have never been told before. πŸ“½οΈ 5 min watc...

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5 Developments in Toowoomba

Thinking of investing in Toowoomba? Here are 5 developments happening in Toowoomba you should know about! 1. Toowoomba RSL Soldiers Memorial Hall Renovations 2. Wellcamp Quarantine Hub 3. Russell Street Refresh Eastern End 4. Highfields Library 5. New Toowoomba Hospital continual upgrade  

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National Pizza Day

In the spirit of National Pizza Day - we've teamed up with our friends from Pizza Guardians to deliver some pizza to some legendary local businesses around Toowoomba. Business has already been tough for some in 2022 so we wanted to give back and surprise people with some pizza - JUST BECAUSE! An...

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Investing In Your Home

Now is the time to INVEST in your property! Build that fire-pit area, spruce up the paint, build that shed. If you're curious to see how much your home is worth in the current crazy market - request a free appraisal here: www.qldhotproperty.com.au/market-appraisal We'd be happy to work wi...

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Why We Love Real Estate

It's the day of love! πŸ’™β€οΈπŸ’› Speaking of things we love, what does our team love about real estate? Here's what πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡     Video Transcript:   And what do you love about real estate?    Oh, I just love sharing the excitement of our tenants, buyers and sellers. &nb...

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Celebrating 20 Years!

This year we turn the big 2...0! As a locally owned, operated and founded business it's been an incredible journey within the Toowoomba region, we've got an exciting video series to share some of the parts of this journey with you! Stay tuned for more to come.       Video T...

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21 Questions with Jacob Carlile

21 Q’s with Jacob Carlile 🦸🏼‍♂️ Director of Qld Hot Property, Jacob Carlile, answers 21 questions, some real estate related, some totally not!  

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Property Goals For 2022

Forget new year resolutions… What are your property goals for 2022? Another one to the portfolio? A new commercial building? A new home? New rental?   Our team will be back on the 10th of January to help you achieve your property goals.  

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We're taking some holidays! πŸŽ…πŸΌ

We also wanted to personally inform you of our trading hours over the holiday period.Closing from 12pm Friday 24/12/2021Re-opening 8:30am Monday 10/01/2022  For all urgent enquiries during this time please contact the office orcall Jacob on 0447 404 251.        

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Bloopers of 2021

As much as we love everything to go smoothly, unfortunately, it isn't always that easy. Enjoy some of our bloopers from throughout the year!  

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Loads of Love Appeal

We love the Loads Of Love Appeal! You can now collect and drop off the red donation bags at our office on 9 Railway Street. It’s a fantastic appeal that calls on our community to donate non-perishable food items or an online donation to help those doing it tough this Christmas

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2021 Rewind

What a year 2021 has been in real estate in Toowoomba. We hope you enjoy the final update from Jacob & Leon Carlile for 2021.  

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Sell Your Home With Josh

Have you been thinking about selling?  

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Marketing Update - November 2021

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Here’s our final 1 HOT MINUTE Market Report, brought to you by Jacob Carlile & Josh Williams.  

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Market Update - October 2021

Market report on an e-bike in 1 minute. Thanks, @Bikeline Toowoomba.  

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Presentation Is Key In Real Estate

Fact: People do judge a book by its cover. And it’s not just books people do that with… it’s properties too! That's why it's so important to present your property to the market like you would if it was going to be featured in a magazine. We can arrange services such as photog...

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Position

Positioning is by far one of the most important factors that Buyers will take into consideration.Being close to πŸ“ schools, πŸ“ shops, πŸ“ public transport, πŸ“ parks and πŸ“ medical facilities can increase the attractiveness of your property to a Buyer considerably.It’s important that we unlock the...

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21 Questions with Leon Carlile

Director and Founder of Qld Hot Property, Leon Carlile answers 21 questions, some real estate related, some totally not!  

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Qld Hot Property October Market Update

Here’s this month's Market Update brought to you by Jacob & Alice!  

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Let's talk about Crown Street Toowoomba

Crown Street is a HOT Street! Our agent, Pam Hosking, was the listing agent for 19 Crown St mortgagee sale in 2014. The vacant land created a huge amount of interest, selling under the hammer for $500,000. The successful buyers went on to build 5 quality units befitting the sought after Crown St...

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500 new rental properties added to our portfolio!

Today marks an incredible day of growth and expansion in our business. πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ₯³We’ve just expanded our portfolio by 500 new rental properties. 🏑🏠🏑Today, we have taken on the former Century 21 rental portfolio and welcomed three former Century 21 staff members to our team, making us a team of 16!...

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Festival of Food & Wine Competition

If you haven't entered yet - GO HERE If you have already entered we wish you the best! In the meantime, find out what Jacob's got to say about Real Estate & Carnival of Flowers!

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Take a drive with Jacob Carlile

Take a drive-by Jacob Carlile’s recently leased residential properties throughout Toowoomba. 

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Carnival of Flowers & Real Estate

What does the Carnival of Flowers do for the real estate market in Toowoomba? 

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Pricing your property

Pricing your property can be tricky, but it doesn't have to be!Don’t do it the hard way, let us prepare you an accurate, CMA report.

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Russell Street Refresh Conclusion

Jacob & Leon Carlile provide a real estate's perspective and insight into the Russell Street Refresh happening in downtown Toowoomba.

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Call Toowoomba Home

Jacob Carlile unpacks a few reasons why people call Toowoomba home.

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Online, Offline & Onsite Marketing

Online, Offline & On-Site - it's part of how we market every home! Online We are increasingly finding that more than 90% of our enquiries are coming from the internet. As such, we have developed a strong digital presence across all the major real estate portals as well as our own website a...

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1 Minute Market Report - August 2021

Join us for a 1 minute market report with Jacob & Leon Carlile.

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Looking for a rental?

The rental demand is very strong in Toowoomba at the moment, here's some simple tips for how you can set yourself up for a successful application and approval.

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John sold with Qld Hot Property

Hear first-hand what John thought of the selling process. [Video Transcript] Hi, I’m John from Toowoomba Pools and Spas. John recently sold his investment property with Qld Hot Property. Selling the Property we went with Leon. Gave him a call. He came and had a look, gave us a price....

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Purchasing a Home Advice

Our team shares their best piece of advice for purchasing a house in the current market. [Video Transcript] What is your best piece of advice for someone looking to purchase a home in the current market? Alice: Do your market research to find the property that you want, the prices, and come ...

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Market Update by Pam Hosking

What are we seeing in the current market?  Here’s a brief 30 second market update from our sales agent, Pam Hosking. [Video Transcript] I’m Pam Hosking from Qld Hot Property. It’s exciting times on the marketplace at the moment. Historically low interest rates and it&r...

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One Property, One Person.

We understand people want to talk to people. We also understand that you want someone who knows your property inside & out!   [Video Transcript] Jacob: It’s really important that when we’re managing property, be it residential or commercial property, that you’re d...

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The Mill's Production Testimony

We’re thrilled to have found a space for Chris & Emily from The Mills Production. They’ve got a fantastic store on Russell Street - go check it out! [Video Transcript] Chris and Emily: Hi there I’m Chris. And I’m Emily. We’re from the Mills Production. We hav...

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Benefits of selling in Winter

Jacob & Josh unpack what the market does in Winter in Toowoomba & the surrounding suburbs.   [Video Transcript] Josh: Today, we’re here to talk about the benefits of selling in winter. So one of the main benefits you’re going to have is less competition. With less co...

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One Size Doesn't Fit All

Here at Qld Hot Property we don't believe one size fits all. We believe your property solution is unique to you. [Video Transcript] Do you know those labels that read one size fits all? Well at Queensland Hot Property one size does not fit all. That’s why we’ve tailored marketing...

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Russell Street Construction in Toowoomba

Jacob & Leon Carlile provide a real estate's perspective and insight into the Russell Street construction happening in downtown Toowoomba. [Video Transcript] Jacob: Hi it’s Jacob Carlile. Leon: and I’m Leon Carlile and we’re down here, at the Russell street refresh Jacob...

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Why Jacob Carlile Loves Property Management

This is why Jacob Carlile loves property management. The dogs… not really, the people, genuinely helping quality tenants and landlords, the stellar properties we get entrusted with, and most importantly, the trusted job of protecting people’s investments.

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$60K Towards Your New Home in Park Hill Glenvale

Did you know about the $25,000 Federal Government Home Builder Opportunity? If you have ever been interested in owning your own home, stop paying rent, then now is the time to consider how you can take advantage of all the grants available to you. Here is a breakdown of all the grants available ...

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When can I move in? - Behind-the-scenes of leasing a property

The question on any new tenants' lips, you've found a property that is simply perfect...so, when can I move in? Time is money, especially when it comes to renting. Whether you're a landlord wanting to secure a tenant for your property, or a tenant looking to secure a new home for you and your fa...

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Auctions β€” Are They Worth All The Hype?

Auction is a very popular way to market and sell properties, however, the success of auction campaigns are often stylised and romanticised by television programs. It is unlikely that by taking a property to auction, you will be able to achieve hundreds of thousands of dollars above your reserve p...

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The Future of the Toowoomba CBD

With the impact of Grand Central, new 1-hour limits on parking and the quietening of James Street now that the Second Range Crossing has opened, there are a lot of questions being asked, specifically surrounding the Toowoomba CBD and what the future holds for the city centre. So, we thought we&rs...

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Which suburbs benefit most from the Toowoomba Bypass

Now that the Toowoomba Bypass (formerly known as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing) is open for business, the region has at long last started to see a reduction in heavy traffic off James Street and freight and logistics moving away from the city centre. It’s estimated that with the time...

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How the Toowoomba property market works…

Is there a perfect time to sell? Is there a perfect time to buy? How is Toowoomba linked to the wider property market? Well, in this piece we’re going to answer those questions and more. We’re constantly fielding questions like this and we thought it’s about time we actually ...

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