Category: New Year

Quick ways to prepare your apartment for sale

New Year always sees a new crop of apartments come onto the market as owners seek to upgrade or investors re-evaluate their property portfolios and cash out. If you are in either of these categories, make sure you maximise the value of your apartment by showing it in its best light. Staged apartments featuring fit-for-purpose,…
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Market snapshot as we enter 2024

Residents and owners of holiday homes across regional Australia should be ready for a steady but unspectacular 2024, according to the leading industry researcher, CoreLogic. In its final quarterly report of the year, the company said that regional properties were “lagging” their metro counterparts in value growth and rise in rental incomes. The recent cash…
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Ideas to reduce your power bills

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to reduce your power bills, it’s essential you understand which of your appliances are the most thirsty for electricity. We probably all know by now that leaving devices on standby doesn’t save much more electricity than if you were using them. Good examples are the TV, its…
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Home maintenance resolutions for year ahead

As a homeowner, maintenance should never be far from your mind, but finding time to address that neverending list of jobs isn’t easy. You can make as many New Year’s resolutions as you like, but many tasks will likely remain unattended unless you apply the discipline of deadlines or a schedule of activities. Home maintenance…
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Paint companies announce new color swatches

It’s always fun to predict the next home fashions, and when it comes to real estate, many owners love to know the colors in vogue for 2024. Whether renovating a new property or planning a home facelift, color choices can be swayed by what the paint manufacturers decide is this year’s fashion. For 2024, blue…
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New Year’s resolutions to save faster for your first home

Savvy first-home buyers are entering the market with a spark of optimism, hoping that changing property values will allow them to enter the property market in the near future. Economic indicators and market trends can suggest potential opportunities on the horizon for both prospective buyers and sellers in the property market. The new year is…
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Five ways to help your home recover from the Holidays

Now the hordes have gone and left you with happy Holiday memories and plenty of cleaning to do, it’s an ideal time to prepare your home for the coming year. Whether you now have a clothing surplus thanks to Santa, or the kids’ toy box is spilling over, there’ll be a few tasks to complete…
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Low-budget tips to refresh your home

Spending so much time with the family under one roof often focuses thoughts on the good, bad and ugly of your home. Perhaps you’ve noticed how everyone loves the open fireplace but been frustrated at the kitchen congestion at meal times. As an experienced agent, I’ve worked with lots of clients who concluded their homes…
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Five reasons to make New Year’s resolutions for your home

As we enter 2023, many folks will be thinking about their New Year’s resolutions with lots of promises about losing weight, drinking less and getting fit. This year, let’s change it up. Why not invest that effort into looking after your most important financial asset: your home? Keeping a sustainable maintenance schedule will add value…
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Homeowners share remodeling plans for 2023

The holidays are not just a wonderful time for celebration. They also allow you to reflect upon life and consider what you want to achieve in 2023.  New Year’s resolutions don’t just have to involve changing habits. They can also be tangible goals that you can tick off your list in the next 12 months. …
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