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ABOUT ARTHUR JOHNSTON SNOWBALL

Arthur Johnston Snowball first opened its doors in 1896 as a shipping and forwarding agent servicing the busy port of Albany and the Great Southern region. As development increased, the company's direction changed to real estate, property management and the commencement of Snowball Auctions. In November 2000, the company merged with another leading real estate office - The Professionals Watson and Capararo, which had developed an outstanding reputation over 40 years for its expertise in residential and commercial real estate sales, property management and business broking.

The entity, Professionals Arthur Johnston Snowball combines two long-established local identities with the Professionals national network, enabling greater resources and concentrated expertise across all core activities of real estate sales, property management and valuation.

CORE ACTIVITIES OF ARTHUR JOHNSTON SNOWBALL

RESIDENTIAL SALES

  • Residential homes in Albany and its suburbs.
  • Vacant residential land including land suitable for development and investment land.
  • "Special rural", "rural residential" and hobby farms, including sought-after lifestyle properties.
  • Home units, town houses, and apartments.

We provide individual property market appraisals, recent sales evidence and helpful home presentation hints expertly assessed and presented to owners in a high quality brochure. All care is taken in fully researching all aspects of your property and in the identification of an appraisal amount which is achievable under market conditions.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SALES AND DEVELOPMENT

Principal Doug Pearson is directly responsible for the marketing and promotion of commercial and industrial land and buildings, Central Area zone property, professional offices, showrooms, ware-houses and tourist development property.

Through his involvement in many of Albany's largest commercial and industrial property sales and developments, Doug has acquired a vast knowledge of development costs, current market rental rates, sales evidence and market trends. Of enormous benefit to clients is Doug's knowledge gained through the company's valuation department and commercial property management division which ensures the advice is accurate and accountable.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Greg Pearson, a director of Professional's Arthur Johnston Snowball is actively involved on a daily basis with our Property Management team and is directly responsible for the Property Management department. Our Property Management team is committed to helping you make the most from your property investments. With our comprehensive residential and commercial portfolio, we can add value to our landlord clients through:

Residential

  • Careful tenant selection - prospective tenants are thoroughly screened and reference checked to determine that high financial and maintenance standards are met.
  • Effective marketing - your rental property receives maximum marketing exposure through newspaper, Internet and database promotion.
  • Repairs and maintenance - regular inspection reports and the arrangement of necessary repairs ensures that your property is well-maintained.
  • Prompt rent collection - computer technology and strict arrears control enable us to manage the efficient payment of rent.
  • Well-informed property advice - we provide accurate market appraisals through our comprehensive management portfolio and strong local knowledge.

Commercial

  • Our extensive commercial property portfolio enables us to satisfy a range of property needs from the small business owner, to large corporate and government clients.
  • Office buildings, shopping centres, warehouses, industrial complexes and retail stores are managed by our team of professionals.
  • Our knowledge and experience can help you enhance your investment, minimise risk, improve asset value, whilst providing the highest level of service to each client and property.

BUSINESS SALES

Expertise has been developed to assist both vendors and purchasers to achieve their ultimate aims.

Marketing of a business is approached with a well defined and established program to enable the business to achieve maximum exposure to the market.

We provide support and follow up to prospective clients and we have a reputation for success.

The mix of businesses sold range from quality retail outlets, smaller retail and manufacturing businesses, service and franchise based operations.

LICENSED PROPERTY VALUATION

Arthur Johnston Snowball has an experienced in-house property valuer, Mr Ron K. Snowball. Ron is an independent Certified Practising Valuer. Close association with the company's real estate consultancy and property management functions, current market trends, sales and rental evidence and zoning modifications contribute to quality and accuracy in his valuation reporting.

We specialise in:

  • Residential, commercial and industrial Mortgage Security Valuations in Albany and the Great Southern Region.
  • Rural valuation encompassing plantation, vineyard, horticulture and traditional agricultural pursuits.
  • Strata Ttle Unit Entitlement and partial estate interests.
  • GST Margin Scheme and Capital Gains Tax Valuation requirments.
  • Commercial and industrial market rental reviews.
  • Feasibility studies, simulation and market research on a range of property development concepts.
  • Other special purpose property valuations.

Ron's property valuer credentials are:

Ronald K. Snowball, Principal and Certified Practising Valuer API (Prov).
Experienced licensed land valuer (N. 205) since 1980.