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Garmony’s Newest Licensed Valuer
Friday, November 1st, 2024We congratulate Olivia for becoming Garmony’s Newest Licensed Valuer. Olivia has been with Garmony Property Consultants for nearly 3 years, working alongside our experience licensed valuers on a broad range of residential, commercial and specialised valuation assignments. Olivia’s detailed research and efficient and accurate valuation report writing skills is a valued asset to our valuation team. Garmony Property Consultants pride ourselves on the training and developing of our property graduates, providing them with invaluable one-on-one exposure to all property sectors. Olivia is an Associate member of the Australian Property Institute and a Certified Practising Valuer (CPV).
Read moreValuation Information Security and ISO27001 Certification
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024Garmony Property Consultants continues to maintain is Valuation Information Security and ISO27001 Certification. Our Information Security Management System (ISMS) assists our property valuation business to manage assets such as financial information, intellectual property, employee details and other important information. An ISMS is a combination of processes and policies that help identify, manage, and protect vulnerable corporate data and information against various risks. Specifically Garmony Property Consultants ISMS’s key objective is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and information in maintained. Garmony Property Consultants continued to maintains its ISO 27001 Certification ISO/IEC 27001, is an internationally recognised structured methodology ...
Read moreComo Rotary Classic Car Show
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024Garmony Property Consultants, Licensed Valuers are once again proud sponsors of the Rotary Club of Como’s Classic Car Show. The Como Rotary Classic Car Show will be held on Sunday 29 September 2024 at Wesley College’s Ward Oval in South Perth between 10am and 2pm. Entry to the display area on Ward Oval is from Angelo Street, South Perth. The Car Show attracts over 200 cars of all makes and ages. The event will include Music, slot cars for kids, sausage sizzle, coffee, ice cream and a cake stall. Net proceeds from the event go to Rotary Club of Como and ...
Read moreSDA / NDIS Property Valuations Masterclass
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024Join me at the SDA / NDIS Property Valuations Masterclass. Valuations of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) & NDIS is a specialised area of property valuations. Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a range of residential housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. SDA dwellings have accessible features to help residents live more independently and allow other supports to be delivered better or more safely. The licensed valuers at Garmony Property Consultants have the experience and expertise in preparing valuations of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) & NDIS for a wide range of purposes including mortgage security valuations. Our licensed valuers assess the Market Value of the SDA / ...
Read moreLicensed Property Valuer – Perth role
Thursday, April 18th, 2024Garmony Property Consultants are interested in speaking to licensed valuers who are looking for some diversity in their property valuation career. Whether you already have experience in residential, commercial and industrial property valuations, or are looking to broaden your knowledge and experience in this area, we would love to hear from you. We have a Licensed Property Valuer – Perth role. If you are keen to; Be exposed to and gain experience in our more complex valuation and consultancy assignments. Work alongside property industry leaders, in a dynamic professional team. Travel all around Perth and Western Australia. Undertake a wide variety of valuations Then we have a role for you. About ...
Read moreGross Rental Values & Valuation Objections
Monday, September 11th, 20231 July 2021 will be the effective date for the updated Gross Rental Values used by Local Councils to assess their Council Rates in 2023. These Council Rates will be based on the latest Gross Rental Value assessment or GRV by the Valuer General with the Date of Valuation being 1 August 2021. This is the first re-assessment of the GRV since the previous date of assessment in 2018 and since COVID-19. We are expecting Landowners and their Tenants will be questioning if the latest assessments are correct and if it is worthwhile objecting to the Gross Rental Value assessment ...
Read moreVALE – John Garmony, Licensed Valuer
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023Garmony Property Consultants is deeply saddened to announce the passing of William “John” Garmony on 23 July 2023. John, along with his wife Pam, started the company known as John Garmony & Associates in May 1984. John was a highly respected licensed valuer and property professional in Perth & Western Australia. John started his property career in 1967 with Elders Smith Goldsbrough Mort initially in the stock sales yards and then in the Rural Land Sales Department. In 1968 he became a trainee valuer with Perth Building Society (PBS) (now Advance Bank) and was with Sterling Estates in 1972. Between 1972 ...
Read morePerth’s Licensed Valuers & Valuation Consultants
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023Welcome to Garmony Property Consultants, Perth’s Licensed Valuers & Valuation Consultants. One Perth’s longest standing independent property valuation company’s. https://www.garmony.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Garmony-Video-2022.mp4 Garmony Property Consultants Perth based team of independent licensed valuers and property valuation consultants, are highly regarded within Perth’s business and real estate community as one of Perth’s foremost property valuation companies, located in Perth, Western Australia (WA). Our expert licensed property valuers, prepare professional property valuation reports in the Perth Metropolitan and major Regional Areas of Western Australia (WA). Our licensed valuers based in Perth are recipients of the Australian Property Institute’s Continuing Professional Development Award and Excellence in Property Award and are ...
Read moreDemystifying Property Valuation Podcast
Thursday, March 30th, 2023Licensed Valuer and Managing Director of Garmony Property Consultants, Matt Garmony was recently a guest on the HMO Property Show, talking about all things valuation in the HMO Property Podcast “The Price is Right: Demystifying Property Valuation”. HMO Property Show host, Neil Gibb and Matt discussed topics such as; “How is a normal residential property valuation calculated?”. “How is a commercial property valuation calculated?” “How is a HMO (Co-living) and NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) property valuation calculated?” These are just some of the topics covered in this informative and revealing episode. To listen to the episode click here. To watch the episode on ...
Read moreNDIS & SDA Property Valuations
Monday, February 20th, 2023Matt Garmony recently appeared on The SDA Housing Podcast talking a about NDIS & SDA Property Valuations. Valuations of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) require a specialist property valuer that has a detailed knowledge and experience of the NDIS and SDA property market. Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a range of residential housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. SDA dwellings have accessible features to help residents live more independently and allow other supports to be delivered better or more safely. Our Licensed Valuers have a database of recent sales evidence of SDA / NDIS homes ...
Read moreGarmony Christmas Office Closure
Monday, December 26th, 2022We would like to thank our valued property valuation and consultancy clients for a busy 2022. This year our valuers travelled as far as Esperance, Albany and Denmark in the south, to Kalgoorlie in the east and Port Hedland and Darwin in the north and everywhere in between on a wide range of property valuation matters. From residential to commercial and specialised property types, our experienced valuers have provided expert property valuation advice to our broad range of clients. From all the team at Garmony Property Consultants, we would like to wish our valued clients a very Merry Christmas and a ...
Read moreChildcare Centre Valuations & Catchment Analysis
Friday, December 16th, 2022The licensed valuers at Garmony Property Consultants have the expertise in preparing Childcare Centre Valuations & Catchment Analysis reports for a variety of clients. Specialised property valuations such as Childcare Centres, require an in depth knowledge of the childcare industry and analysis of market trends including supply and demand analysis. Our team of valuers have an extensive database of analysed sales and rental evidence of childcare centres in Perth and Western Australia. Childcare centres are regulated in Western Australia by The Department of Communities, who approves and monitors education and care services through the Education and Care Regulatory Unit (ECRU). Education and ...
Read moreValuations of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) & NDIS
Friday, December 2nd, 2022Valuations of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) & NDIS is a specialised area of property valuations. Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is a range of residential housing designed for people with extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. SDA dwellings have accessible features to help residents live more independently and allow other supports to be delivered better or more safely. The licensed valuers at Garmony Property Consultants have the experience and expertise in preparing valuations of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) & NDIS for a wide range of purposes including mortgage security valuations. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a Federal Government ...
Read moreRe-Assessment of Unit Entitlement for Strata properties
Monday, November 7th, 2022The Licensed Valuers at Garmony Property Consultants are often called upon in Strata Title matters and disputes when the existing Unit Entitlement of a Strata Property is considered incorrect due to changes in the Strata Titles Act 1985 since the original assessment was carried out, or changes to the buildings over the years. Our expert licensed valuers have detailed experience in undertaking the assessment of Unit Entitlements for complex property types (which may include proposed mixed use developments) or the Re-Assessment of Unit Entitlement for Strata properties for matters of dispute or where the owners believe the current unit entitlement ...
Read moreGarmony Property Consultants is now ISO 27001:2013 Certified
Friday, September 30th, 2022Garmony Property Consultants has implemented the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) which helps our property valuation business to manage assets such as financial information, intellectual property, employee details and other important information. An ISMS is a combination of processes and policies that help identify, manage, and protect vulnerable corporate data and information against various risks. Specifically the ISMS’s key objective is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and information in maintained. Garmony is now ISO 27001:2013 Certified. ISO/IEC 27001, is an internationally recognised structured methodology dedicated to information security and its related risk management processes. It defines the ...
Read moreGarmony supports Como Rotary Classic Car Show
Friday, September 9th, 2022Garmony Property Consultants, Licensed Valuers are once again proud sponsors of the Rotary Club of Como’s 11th Classic Car Show. The Como Rotary Classic Car Show will be held on Sunday 2nd October 2022 at Wesley College’s Ward Oval in South Perth between 10am and 3pm. Entry to the display area on Ward Oval is from Angelo Street, South Perth. The Car Show attracts over 200 cars of all makes and ages. The event will include Music, slot cars for kids, sausage sizzle, coffee, ice cream and a cake stall. Net proceeds from the event go to Rotary Club of Como ...
Read moreRental Valuations and Rental Determinations
Friday, September 2nd, 2022There is often confusion in the real estate industry between Rental Valuations and Rental Determinations. Both Rental Valuations and Rental Determinations have a licensed valuer assess or determine the market rent of a property at the market rent review date. However, in most cases, a Rental Valuation is prepared for one party, either the landlord/lessor or the tenant/lessee. A Rental Valuation is prepared by a licensed valuer to assist their client with the market rent negotiations with the other party to the lease. A Rental Valuation is a detailed report including Property or Premise description, a schedule of comparable rental evidence ...
Read morePERTH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE – MAY 2022
Thursday, May 12th, 2022The Perth residential property market has experienced a steady start to 2022. From April 2021 there has been an annual increase of 6.7% with the median house value being $522,128. Residential Real Estate agents are continuing to report a lack of listings and supply with continued strong demand, which is creating a competitive Perth residential property market, and causing an increase in Perth residential property market values. In addition to this, the building industry is flat-out with new home constructions, which is the flow on affect from the government’s COVID-19 building stimulus. Building costs have skyrocketed and building timeframes have almost doubled. ...
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