It falls during the first month of summer, which provides a bright, cheerful and sunny setting for the home. This, combined with holiday cheer, can make your home seem extra inviting.
Home Staging is all about highlighting your home’s strengths and appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers.
You don’t want to lose prospective buyers who arrive at a viewing, only to witness a Christmas explosion. So put away the Christmas tablecloths, dish towels, snowman candles and tinsel hanging over every window.
Flowers aren’t the only things blooming in spring – so too are travelling con men aiming to take advantage of homeowners’ desire to spruce up their properties post-winter. Continue reading Spring brings out the scammers→
Australians are a pet loving lot, but we haven’t reconciled that with our love of property.
The Animal Health Alliance reports that there are an estimated 25 million pets in Australia (2 million more paws than people), with 5 million of Australia’s 7.6 million households playing home to a critter of some kind. At 63%, Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Continue reading Pet friendly properties a rare breed→
Buying a block of land should be easy. Unlike purchasing an existing home, there’s no construction quality issues to consider, no style to choose, and no decorating details to slow down the decision-making. However, it’s not as simple as looking in the paper and picking a block out. There are far more factors to consider as your choice of land is intrinsic to the success of your custom-built home… so here is a checklist with some of the more important considerations. Continue reading How to Buy a Block of Land – Tips→
The Energy Rating Label was first introduced in 1986 in NSW and Victoria, and is now mandatory in all Australian states and territories for electrical appliances to carry the label when they are offered for sale.
This includes:
Dishwashers
Refrigerators
Freezers
Clothes washers
Domestic televisions
Clothes dryers
Air-conditioners (single phase only)
Some three phase air conditioners and swimming pool pumps may carry an energy rating label if the supplier chooses to apply for one
A much overlooked topic when it comes to moving is kids and pets.
Mention that you’re relocating and everyone has lots of advice about the best way to pack, and tips on what to do and what to look out for.
However, kids and pets are very often the overlooked topic even though they are probably the ones most affected on the day.
Moving Day can be traumatic for kids and pets so it’s important to make sure your little ones (two legged or four) are safe and sound while the movers pack and load your belongings.
One of the most important decisions to make when you buy an investment property is whether to appoint a professional property manager or manage the property yourself.
More than three quarters (77%) of landlords have their properties professionally managed by an agent, or have done so in the past, according to The Australian Landlords Panel 2012.
Flowers aren’t the only things blooming in spring – so too are travelling con men aiming to take advantage of homeowners’ desire to spruce up their properties post-winter. 
Australians are a pet loving lot, but we haven’t reconciled that with our love of property.
Buying a block of land should be easy. Unlike purchasing an existing home, there’s no construction quality issues to consider, no style to choose, and no decorating details to slow down the decision-making. However, it’s not as simple as looking in the paper and picking a block out. There are far more factors to consider as your choice of land is intrinsic to the success of your custom-built home… so here is a checklist with some of the more important considerations. 
The Energy Rating Label was first introduced in 1986 in NSW and Victoria, and is now mandatory in all Australian states and territories for electrical appliances to carry the label when they are offered for sale.
One of the most important decisions to make when you buy an investment property is whether to appoint a professional property manager or manage the property yourself.