A newly-listed house in Florida has hit the news for a unique feature – it boasts a backyard pool filled with manatees. Fortunately, the gentle mammals are not captive, but rather have a connecting channel that opens onto the river…
Home values and sales volumes lifted again in March, new figures show. CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index rose 0.6% in March, on par with February’s increase, taking the current upswing in housing values through its 14th straight month of growth.…
How much does the colour of its roof impact the heat levels inside your home? The question has again been raised this week following the publication in The Conversation of an article suggesting that if your house has a dark…
Capital city growth was the highest on record last year, according to new data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The figures show that the population of Australia’s capital cities grew by a record 517,200 people…
It can be hard for tenants to watch renovating shows and not be able to achieve such dramatic change in their own living space. Yet it need not be impossible. We take a look at what can be done without…
Are you considering painting a room in your home but don’t want to have to move out until the VOCs (volatile organic compounds) reduce to safe levels? If you are the homeowner and can buy VOC-free paint, great. For tenants,…
Solar lights offer a novel, environmentally-friendly way to illuminate our paths and gardens at night. But when they stop working, the least environmentally-friendly thing we could do is put them in the garbage bin, as the batteries contain lead, mercury…
The December quarter of 2023 saw property prices in the Australian residential housing market increase overall, according to a report released this week by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA). REIA’s latest Real Estate Market Facts has revealed that…
If you are looking for something to entertain the kids over Easter and the school holidays, maybe you could set them to seeing how many living creatures they can find around your home and garden. Three UQ scientists who share…
Sales of new homes lifted in February, a recent survey of Australia’s home builders has revealed. The data shows that nationally, new home sales increased by 5.3% in February 2024. HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon noted, however, that despite the…
