A quick way to cool your home during the summer months is to install a covered pergola to shade the windows, particularly on the east and western-facing sides of the house. For optimum effect, make sure it can be ‘reversed’…
Baby Boomers, it seems, actually did ‘have it easier’, according to new census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In fact, the figures show that 25–39 year olds in 1991 were three times more likely to own their…
A scheme to build one million new houses over five years from 2024 has been unveiled in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ first budget in an historic agreement between all levels of government, institutional investors and the construction sector. Chalmers used the…
You might be on good terms with your neighbours, but you possibly don’t wish to see them (or have them see you) all the time. A simple solution for optimising your privacy is to install a screening hedge, which will…
Australian households are increasingly making green choices and it is to everyone’s benefit, a new report shows. Authored by BIS Oxford Economics, QBE LMI’s latest Australian Housing Outlook ‘The Green Edition’ reveals that Australia has made many gains in the…
Does your home reflect who you are, or what you do? The former home of writer Stephen King certainly does. While the house itself matches the neighbourhood for being large and expensive-looking, the fence and front gate give it away,…
Traditionally a northern hemisphere celebration, Halloween is becoming more popular in Australia. It began with the Druids who believed that on October 31st, the lord of the dead released the souls that had been condemned over the past year. On…
Rental markets are set for solid growth into the next year, a new report shows. NAB’s Quarterly Australian Residential Property Survey Q3 2022 has revealed that while general sentiment fell, solid growth in rental markets continued to provide support over…
Sales of new homes dropped over the last quarter, according to a monthly survey of Australia’s major home builders. The latest HIA New Home Sales report shows that sales declined by 15.7% in the three months to September, compared to…
Being able to return bottles for cash might have started as an exercise in reducing litter, but it has turned out to be also very lucrative for the community. Since Return and Earn began in NSW in 2017, more than…
