Finance

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...

Sydney is the busiest capital Melbourne trails Sydney in numbers and clearance Brisbane sluggish results Capital city auction activity ramped up after the expected seasonal slowdown, with 1,122 properties taking to auction this week. This volume is almost double last week’s 625 auctions. The higher...

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...

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.  ...

Highlights from this week: 5 ways to get more back when you sell The risk of under-insurance Ageing in the right place Best value increase in 2 years A challenging year for home builders  ...

Auction market is back in business Numbers double in Sydney and Melbourne Will buyers respond? Last week Last week there were 625 capital city homes taken to auction returning a final auction clearance rate of 61%, lower than what we were seeing over the second half...

In search of a carefully designed abode for your unique taste? Tune in we feature this week's best properties all over the country! Architecture and Design writer Stephen Crafti is all praise for this property at 90 Macauley Road, North Melbourne which best describes warehouse living. Next...

Bricks & Mortar Media director Kieran Clair is back with Kevin Turner in this week’s episode of Property News Update. Tune in for these stories: Where is the property clock? Independent property valuers Herron Todd White’s analysis reveals where Australian cities' property markets stand based on what...

From religious instructions, living with grandparents to his occupation, everything revolved around the family for Joseph Pistilli. He was already following in his father’s footsteps as a construction labourer, his parent’s retirement plan was already in the works. When everybody thought all was well, his father...