Selling a property

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.  ...

Highlights from this week: What and where to buy Beauty is skin deep A professional reality check The icing on the cake Apps and tips to keep your reno on budget  ...

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...

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...

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...

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  ...

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...