From economic downturns to interest rate upturns, in the world of Real Estate we’ve seen our fair share of battles – none more puzzling than the fight of investors who choose to manage their own properties, and the myriad of issues that come along with...
You’ve driven past the billboards, pondered the promises scrawled on the For Sale signs, and seen them live in action in your own neighbourhood. It all seems quite impressive, but amongst the rhetoric, the sea of sharp suits and gleaming smiles, how can you be...
Whether you’re in a modern city flat or a coastal fibro shack, there’s a good chance your home isn’t meeting your needs the way it could. But don’t pull up stumps on your great Australian dream just yet –renovating could just be the most practical,...
There’s an old saying that ‘the more you learn, the more you realise what you don’t know’, and while I don’t know who coined it, I do know that it applies perfectly to the world of real estate. Indeed, it must ring truest of all...
Whether they’re hidden, upfront or upside down, it doesn’t seem to matter: even the faintest whiff of a fee can send all sorts of shivers down your spine. Amidst all the fine print in our lives, perhaps fees have become synonymous with all things unprecedented...
Pets: they’re all over Youtube, and if the heartwarming studies so often touted in the weekend rags are anything to go by, having one around can do wonders for the mind, body and soul. With Australia boasting one of the highest rates of pet ownership...
If the numbers (and facial expressions) at open inspections are anything to go by, nabbing a nifty rental property to call home is proving more of a challenge than ever before. First-time renters, students and lower income earners are now competing against experienced tenants and...
There’s something about DIY culture that sits nice and ‘flush’ with us Aussies. The satisfaction of knocking up a cheap, practical no-fuss solution to a domestic problem using little more than our bare hands, a few recycled odds and ends and a lick of paint...
To make the most of the present, it can sometimes pay to revisit the past. After all, trends come and go, and many old classics are joyously recycled. From cars, food and beards on footballers to the ‘big picture’ things, such as how and where...
You’re at an auction. A sea of suits (or, for us Melburnians, raincoats) is all that stands between you and your dream property. The playing ground seems as level as the front lawn you tread upon…or is there more at play here, amidst the chatter,...