When it comes to home renovations, sometimes it takes money to make money. By investing in renovations, you might be able to see a quick value increase on your house. However, which renovations will add the most value in terms of any resale? Kitchens topped the list of interior updates for renovation frequency in 2017, […]

  We’re saying goodbye to the Year Of The Dog and welcoming in the Year of the Pig. We’ve gone the whole hog ahead of the festivities, and been turning our mind to fun facts about piggies… The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. This element represents a good social life and healthy interpersonal […]

With only days to go until Australia Day, now is the time to start planning the perfect way to celebrate the day! Even though Australia Day is a public holiday, Sydney’s famous attractions are open. You can take a ferry to Taronga Zoo, enjoy a Sydney Opera House tower, visit the Sydney Aquarium and even […]

The most likely scenario according to our predictions is that Australian house prices will keep falling in the first half of 2019 before turning around and growing moderately, resulting in growth of about 1 per cent in 2019 In the middle of last year, several top economists were predicting house prices to in fact increase […]

  If you’re thinking about taking advantage of the current real estate market, it’s important think about how your house currently presents itself. It sounds obvious, but before you do anything, make sure you get your house sparkling. We’re talking shiny surfaces and flooring, crystal-clear windows and carpets that have been scrubbed and cleaned. To […]

Selling or buying a home still tends to be a ridiculously complicated and expensive involving a ton of paperwork. But some companies are trying to shake things up the way Uber disrupted transportation and Netflix changed home entertainment. The government consultation on Improving the Home Buying and Selling process has called a lot of our […]

The first thing that you and any visitors entering the house will notice is its smell a nice, pop a cinnamon stick in a pot of boiling water and keep it simmering for 30 mins before they arrive. A cheaper idea would you go to your local dollar shop and purchase a scented candle, your […]

Australian auction clearance rates remained below 50% in early October, suggesting recent prices declines are likely to continue in the period ahead. Helping to explain the downward revision, Sydney’s final clearance rate was revised down from 53.5% to just 46.1%, coming within a whisker of exceeding the 43.8% level reported in the final week of […]

The worst drought in living history is sweeping parts of Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope. While the weather has improved in parts of Western Australia, there has been no winter rain across much of the country’s east, leaving farmers hoping for rain after planting seeds in dry soil or culling cattle and sheep so […]

Wooden bathroom accessories are a fantastic way to glam up your bathroom decor. This is a great idea if you are a wood lover. If you’re tired of walking into your out dated bathroom and want a fresh new look, here are some key points. The most important upgrade you can make in your bathroom […]

Our father’s have always had something to say about our lives and always had advice for us to get through any situation, and in return we laugh a their terrible dad jokes and remind them that they still look as good as they did 20 years ago. But sometimes we have others that step into […]

Investment properties are great ways to get your foot in the door of the property market and a good way to have a bit of extra cash coming in. But when it comes to your first investment property it can be a very scary experience and you can be left to feel a little bit […]

It is always stressful trying to ensure that we save and not splurge on unnecessary items but some helpful tips to help you stress less and save more. The 50/50 Approach: If you are young and have no commitment of rent or bills to pay for then this approach for savings is perfect for you. […]

When we think of living alone we think of loneliness, boredom, alienation and so on. But drop that stigma and start thinking of it differently. Studies from the University of Michigan have come out to show that people who live alone are more social then those who live with others. These residents are more inclined […]

When it comes to buying or selling a property, we set ourselves up with a list of the must haves and the must not haves. With that criterion we search for our dream properties through the whole market and can come across different properties that reach different points of our wants and needs. These differences […]

We all want to be able to live in the prime suburbs of Sydney, those ones that are just minutes away from all the fun and excitement of the big smoke, But can we really afford it? To be able to live a comfortable and rental stress free life we should only be spending maximum […]

With house prices declining for the first time in years, here’s what you need to know to get the best out of the property market. Buying a property in Australia used to be simple. You would buy as soon as you can, spend as much as you could afford and the market would take care […]

There is about 2.6 million strata title lots across Australia with an insured value of  4955bn, according to a landmark report by the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales Sydney. The Strata data has previously been difficult to compile, as state and territory agencies each record the information different in […]

If your looking to buy an investment property or saving for your first home, you need to be aware of the RBA’s interest rate and how it affects the economy. But mostly what does it mean for you? What is the RBA? The Reserve Bank of Australia is a body corporate. It’s owned by the Commonwealth of Australia. […]

Sydney’s housing market could turn into a bargain frenzy this winter, with housing experts predicting prices will fall even further than they already have. The median price of a home has already dropped 2.1 per cent since the start of 2018 but new projections from property analysts SQM Research revealed more falls could be on […]