Category: General

Pantone Colour of the Year: An Easy Way to Refresh Your Home This Summer

Each year, Pantone reveals its Colour of the Year, and by the time summer rolls around it’s showing up everywhere—from interiors to fashion. The good news? You don’t need a full renovation to embrace the trend. A few simple updates can instantly make your home feel lighter, fresher and right on cue for the season.…
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White House moves to ease family home prices

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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10 tips to prepare your home for an autumn sale

Summer can be so busy with family commitments and work challenges that it’s easy to push aside your intention to put your home on the market in the early part of the year. There’s no doubt summer is a great time to sell – and if you have a home that needs minimal work, you…
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Top 10 hottest cities for buyers and investors, according to NAR

In a move that will catch the attention of savvy property investors and landlords, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has unveiled its top 10 homebuying hot spots for this year. The list has been curated based on economic, demographic and housing factors – the key measures every landlord and investor should consider when assessing…
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Five kitchen colours to capture the imagination in 2026

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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Data shows 2026 starting with sales momentum at near 3-year high

The strength of the American housing market continues to build with sales of existing homes rising 5.1% in December to provide a powerful beginning for 2026. The jump in sales for December compared with the previous month put the national market’s seasonally-adjusted annual rate of existing home sales at 4.35 million. The December home sales…
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The key elements of any major renovation

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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Spring is coming – 10 tips to impress buyers

It seems crazy to think that while snowstorms dominate the weather news, owners who want to sell and capitalize on the strength of today’s real estate market need to start thinking of how to pitch their property in spring sunshine. For anyone who wants to sell their home this coming spring, be aware that the…
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Nine tips to shorten selling time and maximise price

Here’s a seller’s nirvana – selling your home faster and for more money than you had anticipated. Sounds great, right? But how do you make it happen? You can deploy a number of strategies to accelerate the process without compromising on your asking price, or the reserve if you’re going to auction. As an experienced…
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How AI will help you buy and sell in 2026

Is AI really going to help you buy or sell your home this year? And if so, how is that actually going to happen?  Such questions, while perhaps a little skeptical, are more than valid in an era in which we hear almost nothing else but how AI will change our lives, take our jobs…
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