Author: Adam Nobel

Feel like making a quick change to a room in your house? Try clearing off a shelf or mantel. Start by removing everything, then position just a few random items that ‘work’ together, either in colour, interest value or whimsy.…

Refinancing hit another new record high in February, despite a fall in overall lending for housing, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The figures show that the value of new loans for housing…

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has this week cautioned that the housing crisis in Australia will persist for the foreseeable future. In its research report titled State of the Nation’s Housing 2022-23, released on Monday, NHFIC identified…

Over the past six months we have learned of major data breaches in large corporations, and many Australians have taken steps to avoid becoming victims of various scams. But if we receive a text or phone call from our bank…

For many renters, the fear of not getting their bond back when they move out is real. It doesn’t have to be an impossible feat. After all, that deposit is essentially your money as the tenant, held as security against…

Hot cross buns are traditionally for Good Friday, and should now disappear from supermarket shelves for another year. But you could have your bun forever with the Loafa – a bread roll sofa proposed to IKEA by Estonian rapper Tommy…

A lot of people breathed a sigh of relief this week when the Reserve Bank of Australia elected to make no change to the official cash rate this month, leaving it at 3.6% for now. Following much speculation, the Board…

The value of homes across Australia grew in March, new data shows. After remaining virtually flat in February, CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index posted the first monthly rise since April 2022, to be up 0.6% in March. Dwelling values were…

Building approvals rose again in February, due largely to a jump in houses, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted figures show that the total number of dwellings approved rose 4.0%…

The UK woman who turned her home into a life-sized gingerbread house for Christmas has now swapped it out for a giant Easter chocolate fest – complete with chocolate bricks, daffodils, a picket fence and Easter bunny. Making use of…