If buying your first home is on your goals list this year, summer is an ideal time to get prepared. Even if you’re not planning to move until later in the year, getting organised now can make the buying process smoother, more confident, and far less stressful. Get Your Finances Ready Start by checking your…
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Whether you’re trying to figure out which home improvements will help you sell faster and for more money, or you’re about to move into a new home, it’s never a bad idea to focus your renovation aspirations on the kitchen. It’s the “nerve-centre” of a home – a place where we gather socially and share…
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Summer – particularly January and February – can be a surprisingly smart time to buy a home. With many buyers focused on holidays, travel, and getting the kids ready for the new school year, the market often feels a little quieter. That can translate into less competition, more time to make decisions, and stronger negotiating…
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Is 2026 the year you’re going to renovate, transforming your home and adding thousands of dollars to its value? And, if so, are you a little nervous of what lies ahead? That’s totally understandable. Renovations are considered in a variety of situations. Owners wishing to upsize or downsize will see a renovation as a way…
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Summer can be a quieter time for open homes, but that doesn’t mean the good properties disappear. In fact, inspecting in the warmer months can reveal things you might miss in winter. Heat, heavy rain, and long daylight hours have a way of showing how a home really performs. If you’re house hunting this summer,…
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The strong property values of the post-Covid era have consistently called into question whether young people are better to save and buy their own home, or divert their attention from real estate aspirations and become lifetime renters. The idea of being “lifetime renters” is enough to fill most people with dread. For years they will…
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If buying your first home is on your goals list this year, summer is an ideal time to get prepared. Even if you’re not planning to buy until later in the year, getting organised now can make the process smoother, more confident, and far less stressful. Get Your Finances Ready Start by reviewing your overall…
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If you thought 2025 was a crazy year for property prices, think again. According to the leading industry researcher Cotality, it ranked only 11th among years for the sharpest increase in real estate values. And if the predictions of some property pundits are to be believed, 2026 could be even bigger to produce double-digit national…
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In a bid to bring down housing prices, President Trump has signed an executive order banning institutional investors from purchasing family homes. With prices edging higher each month currently, but with little sign of a further easing in mortgage costs from the Federal Reserve, politicians are under pressure to ease the financial burden of owning…
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As real estate agents returned to their respective offices in January, anecdotal evidence suggested an air of confidence that the strength of the 2025 market would continue into the first quarter of this year. A new report from Domain – one of the two leading real estate portals – suggests the market is going to…
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