It’s time to plan ahead, in order to take care of the future needs of the growing district of Mudgee. As it appears this growth will be exponential over the next five years, such organisation is essential to ensure that we avoid any crisis that could result from growing pains associated with our expansion.

Did you know that Mudgee has more heritage listed buildings than any other town in NSW? Heritage houses are “affairs of the heart” that can ensnare passionate home owners. It’s a piece of history entrusted to you which you, in turn, will one day pass on. There’s something about walking on floorboards that are over [...]

Did you see the one about the boy who just wouldn’t leave home? So desperate were his Italian parents to get this “Mama’s boy” to move out, they hired a lawyer and threatened to take out a protection order. You can imagine the formalities in the letter: “Thou shalt not ask your Mama to pick [...]

Owner-occupier home loans are up, but fewer of them are first-home buyers. The number of owner-occupiers taking out home loans jumped 1.5 per cent in July, but fewer of them were first-home buyers. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows the number of first-home buyers remains low and decreased by 4.4 per cent during July. The [...]

Have you attended an open house and wondered what style of house it is? Edwardian? Victorian? Modern?

AUSTRALIA’S love of huge houses with extra bedrooms, a study, media or family room may be coming to an end but our homes are still the biggest in the world. The latest figures show the average new home built in Australia is still 10 per cent bigger than its counterpart in the United States and [...]

TV celebrity and interior designer Shaynna Blaze-Vaughan shares her top tips to get your house looking fabulous for the spring selling season. There is something exciting about seeing the first blossoms of spring, so with that excitement in mind take a fresh look at your home and see what you can do to bring an [...]

Now we know the starting price on carbon – $23 – a clearer picture is starting to form as to its impact on the property industry. Will it have a negative impact? That all depends on who you talk to. The Housing Industry Association – a body that represents builders and the makers and suppliers [...]

The Australian housing market has a bright future, and Gen Ys will be the ones to lead it there, a social demographer has claimed. In spite of growing pessimism surrounding the economy, KPMG partner Bernard Salt has told Australian BrokerNews he expects economic conditions to pick up within the next few years. Salt claimed much [...]

The Aussie dollar reached parity with the US greenback in October 2010 and has maintained its strength since. But how much longer can this run last? “What goes up must come down” might be an essential feature of gravity, but many others believe the Aussie dollar is held to the same principal. The dollar reached [...]