Author: Adam Nobel

Gardening is a form of relaxation and an essential part of home for many Australians. If you are renting your home or live in an apartment, however, you might feel that a garden is out of the question, and so…

Australia’s capital cities rank high as desirable places to live, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index which was announced last week. After dropping to tenth place in 2022, Melbourne outshone Sydney this year, coming in at third…

No stranger to innovation and sustainability, Sweden looks set to build the ‘world’s largest’ wooden city, offering ‘the serenity of a forest’. Stockholm Wood City will have 7,000 office spaces and 2,000 homes over 250,000 square metres, and is being…

Australians are being warned against using wheat bags to warm beds this winter. Fire and Rescue NSW this week issued a warning against placing heated wheat bags in a bed as they can catch fire or leave people with serious…

The demand for Australia’s homes has been boosted by a 14-year high jump in population, new data shows. Figures released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal that Australia’s population grew by 1.9% in 2022, the highest…

Over a quarter of residential property transactions across Australia’s eastern states were funded without a mortgage in 2022, according to new research released by PEXA. The total value of residential sale settlements in the nation’s eastern states was $478.6B in…

Sales of new homes across Australia increased in May for the second month in a row, builders have reported. The latest HIA New Home Sales report shows that new home sales rose by 9.4% in the month of May 2023…

Termites are an ever-present risk to homes across Australia, yet are often not noticed until the damage is extensive and costly. Here’s what to look out for, and how to reduce the likelihood of an invasion in your house. Termites…

A lounge chair launched at the recent Milan Design Fair caught our eye as being perfect for curling up with a rug and a book on a cold winter’s day. The Knitty Lounge Chair by Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc looks…

If you are still looking for reasons to switch from gas to electricity in your home, further research has been released this week by the Grattan Institute, who have warned that Australia won’t hit its net zero emissions target by…