A family’s budget-friendly transformation gives their cottage twice the previous space.
The Hamilton family finished their budget renovation four months ago so the question is: what does $300,000 get you? Continue reading Renovate or rebuild: How to go up in life
With flood waters bearing down on your home, would you stay to defend it, or would you go?
In the wake of the tragic loss of life in Queensland’s flash foods last year, it is, for many, difficult to grasp why this week 90 per cent of the population of a tiny town called Hay, a mere dot on a vast, flat floodplain in the Riverina of NSW, are defying desperate pleas from the State Emergency Service to evacuate their homes. Continue reading Homes under threat
More than one in 10 Australians downsized their home last year to lower their housing costs, according to a new report.
The Citibank research has also found 63 per cent of people don’t think home ownership will be an option for their children, while almost three-quarters think the Government needs to do more to help first-home buyers enter the market. Continue reading Goodbye McMansions
The Reserve Bank has left its key interest rate unchanged for a second consecutive month as it weighs improving global conditions against a patchy economy at home.
As widely expected, the central bank left its cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent, a result tipped by all 19 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Continue reading Interest rates unchanged
If you buy residential real estate, you will find that, beginning on March 1, the cooling-off rules have changed.
On that date, you will no longer lose your right to cool off just because you obtained advice from a lawyer before signing your contract. Continue reading Cooling off rules changed
The Mid-Western region will have access to four extra flights each week between Mudgee and Sydney beginning Wednesday, February 29.
Wednesdays and Fridays: Mudgee to Sydney flight
Departing Mudgee 10.30am. Arriving in Sydney 11.20am.
Wednesdays and Sundays: Sydney to Mudgee flight
Departing Sydney 2.30pm. Arriving Mudgee 3.20pm. Continue reading Aeropelican adds extra flights
For the second time in two years Mudgee real estate agency The Property Shop has cleaned up at the Australasian Real Estate Results Achievement Awards.
Presented at the Sydney Convention Centre on Monday, The Property Shop was crowned Australasian Rural Agency of the Year for the second consecutive time. Continue reading The Property Shop sweeps Australasian awards
Valuation notices from the Valuer Generals office have been issued in NSW over the past few weeks. These valuations are used to calculate council rates and land tax and in many cases the valuation may be excessive.
Unfortunately, it’s an all too common occurrence where you hear of overvalued land resulting in excessive Land Tax Assessments. Continue reading Ready, Set, Object! It’s land tax time again.
A DRAMATIC drop in inflation means there is now nothing to stop the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates when it meets for the first time this year on Tuesday week.
Australia’s official rate of inflation fell to 3.1 per cent for the year to December and to zero for the December quarter. It is the first time Australia has recorded no inflation in a quarter since December 2008. Continue reading Tumbling inflation makes rates cut firmer
“It’s very heart-breaking, people euthanising their beloved pet because they can’t find accommodation,” he said.
The People and Pets veterinarian is pushing for more pet-friendly rental properties to be made available to encourage more families to adopt animals and stop the displacement of loved family members. Continue reading Vet pleads for landlords to allow pets