Australian homeowners saved $432 million last year through second-hand shopping, a new study revealed this week. The research by not-for-profit Charitable Reuse Australia in partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), looked at re-use activity in NSW in 2022-23,…
If you are contemplating selling your home soon, now might be a very good time, with new figures showing a jump in clearance rates. Data released this week by Corelogic shows that the number of homes going under the hammer…
One in five Brits believe buying a house together is more of a commitment than getting married, a new poll suggests. What’s more, the survey commissioned by online conveyancer My Home Move Conveyancing found that a whopping 81 per cent…
Investors continued to dominate home lending in April, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the value of new loans to housing investors rose 5.6% in April to $10.9…
Buying a home has become more affordable than it has been since 2021, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) announced this week. Housing affordability for home buyers turned a corner in the March quarter of 2024, showing improvement for…
Despite solar heating and for some, the current trend for taking ice baths, most backyard swimming pools will get little use during Winter. But no use should not equate to no care; if you want to be able to plunge…
This year is shaping up to be a busy time for the property market, a new report suggests. The inaugural Home Loan Report* released this week by national mortgage broker Mortgage Choice shows that more than half (57%) of prospective…
What do you do when the US$107m house you’ve just bought turns out to be not quite enough? You might spend even more on the house next door, if you are Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos. US news sources…
If you are planning on selling your home in the near future, take time this weekend to have a look around and note any repairs that might need doing. Buyers will find even the smallest defects; if they walk through…
Brisbane was Australia’s second-most expensive capital city last month, new figures show. Data released by CoreLogic this week has revealed that home values rose 0.8% in May. This was the 16th consecutive month of growth and the largest monthly gain…
