Ensuring a home attracts buyers has always been a critical part of preparing a property for sale. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how hard you’ve worked to declutter and generally prepare, there may still be a risk that you could have missed something that will turn buyers away. Follow this checklist to make sure everything is…
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A retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life, a garden is also somewhere to send the kids when they’re getting under your feet or have used up all their screen time. However, being able to maintain a garden and even make it thrive, can be a mystery for some homeowners who complain they…
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It’s that time of year again when the sweet smell of jasmine wafts across towns and cities and heralds the beginning of summer. But if you have fruit trees or a vegetable garden, there’s an entirely different perfume that is just as much part of summer: the pong of stink bugs. Those nasty little suckers…
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A city home in a bush setting is one of the more desirable types of property that Australians aspire to own. It has everything. Proximity to the city, employment, and world-class services and amenities while nestling among the gum trees and cooling ferns. It also has snakes. Lots of them, if reports of sightings this…
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If you’re saving for a first property or your next dream home, it pays to carefully watch market indicators that offer a strong sense of where the property scene is heading. Why is this important? Fundamentally, because you need to be ahead of the curve. You want to avoid being caught up in the surge…
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Renovating an apartment can be a tricky business. Owners must follow tightly controlled rules and regulations enforced by a strata committee or owners’ corporation on behalf of all residents in the block. You can’t simply alter the outside of your apartment, such as installing new windows or doors, without written permission. Strata rules, which are…
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You don’t need to be beachside or on a rural property to be concerned about predictions for this bushfire season. Trees and flammable native shrubs surround many homes in cities and regional centres. While the bushfire risk is dramatically reduced in the cities, situations can run out of control in the suburbs. If your home…
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If you’re searching for your first property, there’s a lot to think about. Prices are trending up again, you’ll likely wait until next year to see interest rates fall, and it feels as if there are a lot of buyers circling every property you visit. However, the goal and achievement of buying your first home…
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Investors with national property portfolios need to understand the recent housing policy released in Victoria. State-based changes always have a fundamental impact on investors’ thinking. Most recently, we have seen concerns with Queensland policy proposals that its state government eventually stepped away from. However, that reversal didn’t happen before many landlords started putting their Queensland…
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A water heater might be the last piece of domestic equipment you’d expect to fail in late spring or summer. Usually, that little disaster reserves itself for cold winter nights when hot water is essential. However, the unfortunate truth is that a water heater can break down at any time of the year. It usually…
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