You make money from a property when you buy not when you sell.  It is about more than location.  Simon Pressley has some advice that will help you make the right decision at the start.   Continue reading What and where to buy

The start of 2019 was tough for the residential building industry with the credit squeeze, falling house prices and uncertainty surrounding the federal election putting a dampener on confidence.  Tim Reardon from the HIA tells us that the market did improve in the final months of 2019, suggesting that the building industry will not continue to constrain economic growth in 2020.   Continue reading A challenging year for home builders

Australasia’s housing value rebound continued into 2020 with the CoreLogic national home value index up by 0.9% in January.   This now takes the annual growth rate to 4.1%; the fastest pace of growth for a 12-month period since late 2017.  Kevin Brogan from CoreLogic gives us a breakdown market by market.   Continue reading Best value increase in 2 years

Older Australians’ desire to remain living at home increases with age. However, the majority of people have not done enough to modify their properties, creating the risk they will be forced to make unwanted accommodation decisions under duress. Julianne Parkinson from the Global Centre for Modern Ageing talks about their “Ageing in the Right Place” research and how they have created a House-Home-Haven framework.   Continue reading Ageing in the right place

With thousands of homes lost in the bushfires, insurers will re-assess areas of risk, the ‘red zone’ areas where it is difficult to secure full home and contents insurance.  Just look at the premiums paid in cyclone and flood-affected North Queensland.   This warning comes from Doug Driscoll from real estate group Starr Partners.   Continue reading The risk of under-insurance

Preparing your home for sale doesn’t need to involve power tools, plumbers and plenty of cash. Although, it can!  Bushy Martin gives us five cheap ways to maximize the price return when you sell.   Continue reading 5 ways to get more back when you sell

Veronica Morgan says it is becoming noticeable that the need for more people to be living together is creating a demand for a different style of property which she says some buyers are struggling to find.  Moving out of the city is one solution but that can be a big mistake as she points out.   Continue reading Buyers struggle to find the right property

Multigenerational living arrangements thought to be more commonplace in many parts of the world are quietly emerging in Australia. Research from the UNSW City Futures Research Centre shows one in five Australians lives in a multigenerational household. That increases to around one in four Sydneysiders who live with multiple generations of relatives.   Senior Research Fellow from the UNSW City Futures Research Centre, Dr. Edgar Liu, … Continue reading It’s not just the kids moving back