As the cold weather settles in around us, homeowners are being reminded to check smoke alarms to make sure they’re installed properly and working. Check the battery on your smoke alarm by pressing the test button (if you can’t reach…
Even with the prices Australia’s homes are selling for right now, it might be hard to imagine paying $4m for a three-bedroom beach house. Yet when location and history combine it can be dynamite, as the owners of a home…
Most people who accessed their superannuation early in 2020 used it to pay their mortgage, rent or other household bills, according to new data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS Director of Household Economic Resource…
Sitting in the sun on the verandah sipping a quiet cuppa, gardening without interruption, or having friends over for a weekend barbecue; these all rank high as some of life’s greatest pleasures. But if you’re constantly disturbed by neighbours who…
Rental rates are surging but it’s a patchy improvement, a new report reveals. CoreLogic’s Rental Review for the March 2021 quarter shows a surge in national rental rates of 3.2 per cent. However, the drivers of this growth are diverse,…
Confidence in the property market is high and likely to stay that way, economists are predicting this week. NAB’s quarterly Australian Residential Property Survey for the first quarter 2021 shows that housing market sentiment has lifted sharply to a new…
While we’re on the topic, thousands of homebuyers or renovators can now be sure that they will still receive their HomeBuilder grants, after the Federal Government this week extended the construction start requirement from six to 18 months for all…
Whether you have a carload of kids to get to school, or you’ve just arrived home on a rainy night, the last thing anyone needs is for the garage door to suddenly stop working. Yet the malfunction could be…
Anzac Day (25th April) falls on Sunday this year, leaving many wondering whether Monday is a public holiday. Turns out, it is and it isn’t, depending on where you live. After some states decided a few years ago that the…
HomeBuilder, combined with low-interest rates, changing population dynamics and improving market confidence, led to strong sales of new homes through to the end of 2020, a new report shows. The HIA New Home Sales report has revealed that sales…
