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Halloween is gaining in popularity in Australia but would you want to live in it all year round? That’s what a vendor in Texas seems to be hoping, with their recent listing of an ‘established and running haunted house’. Listed…

Home values around the country barely moved over the month of February, new data shows. CoreLogic’s Home Value Index (HVI) recorded a sharp reduction in the rate of decline through February. The national index declined 0.14% over the month, the…

This Sunday (5th March) is Clean Up Australia Day, when Australians everywhere head out into the community, parks, beaches, rivers, roadsides and help to reduce the litter discarded by thoughtless others. Clean Up Australia’s 2022 National Rubbish Report shows that…

When the world around seems to be getting more crazy and hectic, it can be a pleasure to come home to your place and close the door behind you. But if your living space does not always offer the calm,…

Most Australian borrowers are already taking positive steps to cushion their finances against rising interest rates, according to new research. The results of a survey commissioned by AMP Bank confirm that while an increasing number of mortgage holders are concerned…

People hoping to escape rising rents in Ireland have been thrown a lifeline by Irish social enterprise Common Knowledge, in the form of sustainable tiny homes. Each micro-home in the Tigín project boasts cork insulation, natural rubber flooring and external…

On the topic of tiny homes, a user has uploaded a design and prototype for one to LEGO Ideas, hoping it will become a build kit for fans of the tiny bricks. Apart from all the regular features of a…

If you’ve settled into a work-from-home lifestyle, or just want more comfortable seats on hand, a quirky new Japanese product has you covered from neck to knee. Blurring the line between clothing and decor, the Wearable Beanbag created by Takikou…

New legislation introduced in parliament this week has met with widespread support from the industry. The proposed bills establishing the Housing Australia Future Fund, the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, and Housing Australia are important steps in addressing Australia’s…

Apartment building is set for another burst, following a dramatic lift in approvals during December 2022, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the total number of homes approved…