BUYERS in Christchurch welcomed in-room auctions back with socially-distanced open arms as six out of eight properties sold under the hammer for a combined NZ$2,670,000. “Auctions are proving the best method to uncover a premium price in our Alert Level …
IT MIGHT be a long weekend in New South Wales and Victoria but if last month’s activity is any indication then buyers won’t be taking any time off this Saturday. Throughout May buyer interest continued to stay steady for Australasia’s …
DESPITE the COVID-19 pandemic, an Associate Director and Sales Executive from the most successful Australian real estate business within the Ray White network has sold six properties totalling more than $15,500,000, in just 10 days. The highlight of the six …
THIS trophy home looks like a gleaming emerald jewel, high on a hill on Brisbane’s southside. You know it’s constructed with the best quality fittings and finishes when it’s been built by a high end commercial builder. Christi Tufis of …
(From left to right: Property Representative David Johnston, Principal Farzin Hesari, Personal Assistant Ben Brownless, Managing Director Nawwar Alshawi and Property Representative Sam Johnston.) AUSTRALASIA’S largest real estate agency has come to Glenorchy, opened by locals Farzin Hesari and Nawwar …
How does your usual day look? I have a very busy at-home life with my husband, son, daughter and four year old granddaughter all living under the same roof. Very often I drop my granddaughter at kindy and head to …
Not sure we’ll see the wholesale change that some commentators are declaring can be the only result of experiencing this “unprecedented” event… In my experience (longer than I care to admit) people have short memories and revert to familiar routines …
There’s nothing quite like huddling by a fire and toasting marshmallows to warm up in the cooler months of the year. We’ve put together some of our favourite fireplaces and fire pits that might inspire you to build or buy …
For some it comes down to dollars and cents, for most it’s whether they like the actual property manager they are dealing with and some people think the quality of the routine inspection maketh the value. COVID-19 has presented an …
With working from home quickly becoming a new way of life for those of us who hadn’t even considered it before, we have pulled together a collection of houses currently on the market giving us a serious case of office …
Congratulations! You’ve just bought your first house and we’re sure you can’t wait to transform this empty shell into your dream home. However, there are a few factors to take into account before beginning your decorating masterpiece. Here’s everything you need to know if it’s your first time decorating a … Read more
During January 2018 the average Australian home value fell by 0.3 per cent, and Sydney’s dropped by 0.9 per cent, according to CoreLogic. With those numbers in mind it seems the housing market may in fact be cooling for now. The media coverage of this has tended towards hyperbole, with many … Read more
If the bones of your home are solid, the kitchen and bathrooms are modern, or if your budget is tight, cosmetic renovations are the way to go. They’re cheaper, quicker, and you may be able to do the majority of them by yourself. When we say cosmetic renovations, we’re talking … Read more
Australia’s full of suburbs that were regarded as undesirable, before quickly transforming and seeing their house prices rocket upwards. Brunswick is just one example of this – in the last decade it has transformed from an infamous inner-city strip, to one of Melbourne’s most unique and desirable areas. Because of … Read more
Over 7 million people rent their homes in Australia, according to 2016 census data. That’s close to a third of the population. The vast majority of this group are reliable and trustworthy, making for fantastic tenants. Unfortunately there are some who are the exact opposite, presenting huge risk to landlords … Read more
Is it time to freshen up your home? Autumn is the best time to get your tools out, or pop into your nearest design store and make changes to your home. To make life easier, we’ve compiled our favourite autumn renovations and design ideas below. They’re all simple things that you … Read more
Original content is provided by nationalstorage.com.au We hear the phrase ‘less is more’ a lot throughout our lives. It might seem like a silly expression when you’re sprinkling cheese on your nachos, but it holds a lot of truth when it comes to preparing your home for sale. Minimalist home … Read more
House prices in Australia have increased by 6556 per cent since the 1960s, an average of over 8 per cent a year, according to BIS data. This constitutes one of the largest house price upswings of all time. However, the OECD has recommended that the Reserve Bank begin tightening monetary policy … Read more
The average home in the Australian capital cities costs $679,000, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Prices are still increasing in most regions at a rate of between 3 and 14 per cent per year, and to make matters worse, many major banks have recently tightened mortgage … Read more
Original article by The Home Christmas; it’s the most wonderful time of year, not least because it’s your one opportunity to run rampant decorating your home… and eating all the food, naturally. But just because red, green and gold has always been the waving banner of the festive season, that … Read more