It’s widely recognised that property builds wealth, but some locations seem to make more than others. One of those is 220 Central Park South in New York, where one owner has made US$100 million profit in three years! Billionaire Daniel…
Spiders love summer, so by now you’re probably finding them festooned around doors and windows, on bins and even in your car’s rear-vision mirrors. To deter them from building their homes where you don’t want them, simply wipe over the…
Home values rose by over a fifth in 2021, despite a slowing in growth over the latter half of the year. Corelogic’s monthly Hedonic Home Value Index has revealed that values nationally were 1.0% higher in December, down from a…
New home building is set to continue into 2022 with a rise in approvals reported in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the total number of dwellings approved rose 3.6% in seasonally…
Australia’s homeowners have seen the value of their property balloon over the past year. What has been driving the dramatic and quite-unexpected increases and how might these influences change over 2022? When we look at the finer details behind Corelogic’s…
While most home buyers know they want the property they are purchasing, it can happen sometimes that there is a change of heart. It might be due to an unfavourable, last-minute building inspection, or just simply buyer’s remorse. For this…
Until recently, unwanted rugs, carpets and offcuts have invariably ended up in landfill. But in November 2021, a new venture called TRAKS was launched to move the textile industry into a circular economy. Developed by Textile Recyclers Australia (TRA), and…
Want to add some new colour into your home décor, but don’t want to paint an entire wall? You can achieve a similar change by just placing it in unexpected spots, such as table legs or chairs, inside a bookcase…
The combined value of Australian homes rose by another half-billion dollars over the September quarter, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest figures show that the total value of Australia’s 10.7 million…
The colours of 2022 will be joyous and spritely, encouraging ‘courageous creativity and imaginative expressions’, if we pay any attention to the newly-announced Pantone Colour of the Year. When selecting the colour that both reflects and influences fashion, design and…
