Good design costs money, but bad design is more expensive. That’s the mantra of architects who help remodel homes for owners who want to revitalise their existing property or have just bought a fixer-upper. As an experienced local agent, I’d observe that wonderful home design can add tens of thousands of dollars in value to…
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Cleaning can feel more like a full-time occupation than a chore if your family members – especially teenagers – glide through life dumping dirty dishes in the sink, leaving used glasses on the countertop and never emptying the bin in their bedroom. You don’t have to be house-proud to understand that a home quickly gets…
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Street appeal is one of the most important aspects of any campaign to sell a home. A failure to make a good first impression creates an invisible barrier with every prospective buyer. Even in a seller’s market, it’s important to make a favorable impact as it helps you simultaneously compete with similar homes in the…
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Remodelling your bathroom is one of the best ways to increase the value of your property. Together with the kitchen, it is the hottest item for prospective buyers. A modern bathroom is right at the top of their most-wanted list. If you’re thinking of selling your property, then installing a modern bathroom is one of…
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With the kids now back at school, we can all take a breath and enjoy the fact we can return to our normal routines, even if they are still being dictated by the pandemic. Your home has no doubt returned to its former self after taking down the Christmas decorations and endlessly picking up shards…
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Renovating your home can be a scary prospect even if you’ve been through the experience before and know the challenges of keeping your project on track. Upgrading a home is a mixture of science and art, and you need to be on top of the quality of construction, as well as design and the aesthetics.…
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If you’re seeking a top-dollar result when you sell your home, there’s no better way of guaranteeing that result than renovating your kitchen. A recent survey by the website Houzz has found that a desire to have a state of the art kitchen has never been stronger. It was the most renovated area of the…
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It’s called the smallest room in the house, but the bathroom makes an impressive contribution to the value of your home, whether you’re living in a 10-bedroom palace or a neat inner-city apartment. Together with the kitchen, the bathroom is one of the favourite areas to renovate when homeowners decide it’s time to sell and…
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The first rung on the property ladder is often restricted to a smaller apartment or house simply because of the limited budgets that define early adulthood. And while it would be lovely to snap up a five-bedroom mansion in a prestigious area, the reality isn’t like that for most of us. Instead, we do our…
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Many people currently seeking to climb the property ladder or buy for the first time are asking when the market will peak and how they’ll know when it happens. Buyer confidence is predicted to ease in 2022, but there’s been little sign of that as we roll into February. While the supply of properties for…
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