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Affordability lifts
Making headlines this week, affordability continues to improve; new home sales at 3-year high; and how to beat climate change from home
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We have been retained by the following clients to locate suitable real property to satisfy their unique situation if you feel you can assist, please call me on 0477 000 798 or email me buyer@watermanpa.com.au Matt O’Donoghue
PROPERTIES WANTED
NOTE: All our purchases are pre-approved ready to go.
INNER NORTH OR INNER EAST OF CBD – Maylands/Magill/Norwood and surrounding areas
I have an investor looking to purchase a 3-4 bedroom, 2 bathroom property.
Looking for good capital growth and yields no less than 4%. Low maintenance
Budget up to $1.5m
INGLE FARM AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND/OR MORPHETTVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Client looking to secure a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 living areas preferably dwelling. Very keen to find a property with a front and back yard as well
Budget up to $900k
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MILE END/ TORRENSVILLE/ UNDERDALE/ BROMPTON/ BOWDEN/ OVINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Client looking to secure a 3 - 4 bedroom, 1-2 bath stone character dwelling dwelling with Low maintenance yard.
Budget up to $1.4m
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If you have something that may be of interest, call us today, our client is ready to purchase.
NOTE: All our purchases are pre-approved ready to go.
Matt O’Donoghue
Buyer Agent
0477 000 798
Housing affordability improves
Housing affordability in Australia has improved for the second consecutive quarter, according to the REIA Housing Affordability Report for June 2025.
New homes selling strong
Sales of new homes remain at a three-year high, a recent survey shows.
HIA Senior Economist, Tom Devitt said that despite a drop in August, new home sales in the three months to August 2025 were 5.1 per cent higher compared to the previous quarter.
Change home for climate
Released this week, the federal government's National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) paints a sombre picture of the potential impacts of ignoring climate change – from increasing heatwaves and rainfall through to risks to food production and our health generally.
What can we do in our homes to help ‘turn the tide’, while also mitigating the impact on our daily life?
Spring in the garden
Seems like Winter is finally over – and with Spring comes a magic time for gardeners. It’s for enjoying the sight and perfume of blossoms and flowering bulbs, the sound of birds in the trees and the emergence of new growth everywhere.
It’s also a time to prune established plants, plant new ones and fertilise everything. Here is a task list to work through, to ensure your garden thrives over the growing months.
Clear smelly drains, naturally
Even the most fastidious household can end up with a smelly drain from time to time. Here is an easy, harmless way to keep it clear and flowing.
Pour a cup of baking soda and two of vinegar down the drain. Cover with a cloth and leave for ten minutes before pouring a squirt of lemon to eliminate odours; then tip a jug of boiling water down to flush it all out.
Location trumps space
Tiny homes are becoming popular, but they are usually designed to optimise light and space, to counter the lack of floor area.
Not so much a Victorian terrace house that is just 2.2m wide, tapering to 1m. Listed for £75,000 (AU$152,800), location could be a redeeming factor, as the home is situated in the historic harbour town of Chatham, just a 40-minute train commute to central London. Image: McHugh & Co