Author: Adam Nobel

Approvals to build new houses and apartments rebounded in August, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the total number of dwellings approved rose 7.0% in August, in seasonally…

Sometimes a home comes on the market that is unapologetically aimed at a very niche cadre of buyers. Like one featured this week by the Zillow Gone Wild Instagram account – it looks like a regular house on the outside,…

Australian house prices could surge by more than ten percent over the next eighteen months, a new report suggests. According to KPMG’s latest property report on Australia’s capital cities, house prices will rise nationally by 4.9% over the next nine…

When an older house goes on the market, there is always a chance that the new owner will raze it to the ground and build a new home. But what happens to the trees and plants that have been growing…

The Great Australian Dream of owning our home is still strong, new research shows. A recent survey commissioned by Mortgage Choice has found that despite challenging conditions in a property market defined by rising interest rates, lack of housing supply…

This year’s winner of the Cuprinol UK Shed of the Year competition has been announced, and it is a goal. Nicknamed the ‘Frankenshed’, because the owner ‘brought (the shell of rotting timber) back from the dead’, the gloriously multi-coloured building…

With most states switching to daylight saving this weekend, Australians will find more time to take advantage of the longer days and balmy nights outside. ‘Alfresco’, from the Italian ‘in the fresh air’, is ideally suited to our climate. At…

Furniture made from a scrapped car is currently on display at the V&A Museum for London Design Festival, in celebration of its previous owners. Careful to avoid making anything ‘naff or kitsch’, designer Andu Masebo spoke with various owners about…

The average price of homes in Australia has reached $912,700, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The figures show that the total value of residential dwellings in Australia rose by $325 billion to $10,090.6…

The Bureau of Meteorology has finally confirmed an El Niño weather event for this summer, and with extreme, unseasonal heatwaves this week and bushfires already burning along the east coast, homeowners have been called on to prepare now for bush…