Author: Adam Nobel

For eight centuries, the city of London has been paying rent to the Queen on property first leased in 1211. No-one knows exactly where the actual properties, consisting originally of a forge and a piece of moorland, are situated but…

Australia’s insurance giants have agreed to set fairer definitions of ‘fire’ following action by over 47,000 consumers, some of whom were caught short following last year’s bushfires. Consumer group Choice has confirmed that all major Australian insurers have now made…

Buying a home for some Australians has become a family affair, with new research showing more parents providing financial assistance to their children. Research released this week by Mortgage Choice shows that nearly 60% of respondents would consider gifting or…

Short, straight, long or winding, the path leading to your front door has an impact on both the way your house looks and how you feel about it. Although it is often considered purely functional, the pathway is an important…

Trees and nature have emerged as a major theme for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2021, but nowhere so much as in the installation by Danish architecture studio EFFEKT. In answer to the biennale’s theme (‘How will we live together?’), EFFEKT…

If you enjoy optical illusions, a new line of rugs designed by Alain Gilles of from YO2 Rugs will leave you happily questioning your sanity. The rugs come in three distinct styles based on geometry, perspective and false impressions. The…

Property investors are flocking back to the market after a hiatus through 2020, new research shows. ME bank’s latest Quarterly Property Sentiment Report revealed that first home buyers, on the other hand, are growing less confident. First home buyers recorded…

Australia installed its highest-ever number of rooftop solar panels in 2020, making us the country with the highest uptake of solar globally. Data from the Clean Energy Regulator and analysed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, over 362,000 rooftop solar…

Winter has often been said to be a difficult season for selling a home, but is that really true anymore? With the property market on fire right now, the next few months could be exactly the right time. If you’re…

One in seven Australians moved house over the past year, according to a survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Between March 2020 and April 2021, – almost half of those (49%) moved locally, – 31% moved outside their…