Next Monday (11/11) is Remembrance Day, marking the end of WWI. In property news, values are rising again, interest rates stay low and building approvals surge; and how long does it take for someone to ‘judge’ your home?
In a strong and/or rising real estate market pretty much anything sells even properties that are not well located, well designed, or built to a high standard. However in a flat or declining market only quality A and B grade property is highly desirable. Read more...
The Reserve Bank voted this week to keep interest rates on hold, leaving the official cash rate at its new historic low level of .75 per cent.
In a statement announcing the decision, Reserve governor Philip Lowe noted that while the outlook for the Australian economy has barely moved over the past three months, it is expected to pick up again.
"The low level of interest rates, recent tax cuts, ongoing spending on infrastructure, the upswing in housing prices in some markets and a brighter outlook for the resources sector should all support growth", he said.
Home values continued to lift in October as lower mortgage rates and improved credit availability spurred buyer demand, property data analyst Corelogic announced this week.
Corelogic’s latest Home Value Index results show a 1.2 per cent rise in national dwelling values over the month, delivering the fourth straight month of rising values and the largest monthly gain since May 2015.
It can take people just 38 seconds to judge someone’s home, according to a poll conducted recently by the Independent Network.
First impressions counted with three quarters of the 2,000 adults surveyed, who also said they particularly notice if the floors have been vacuumed, if the windows are dirty and if there is a ‘funny’ smell...
We all understand the need for recycling, and want to do the right thing by our community and planet. But sometimes it can be confusing. Should we be leaving the lids on bottles? Can we put milk cartons in the yellow bin?
This year for National Recycling Week (11-17 November 20190, the team at Planet Ark quizzed Australians to see what the biggest blunders are that Aussies make when it comes to recycling. Are you making any of these mistakes?
Building approvals bounced back in September, according to new data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The figures show that the seasonally adjusted number of total dwellings approved rose 7.6 per cent in September - and it's all about apartments.
The facade of a building in Milan, Italy, has been ‘unzipped’ to reveal an eerie blue void inside.
Created for Milan Design Week, the facade is the latest in a series of large-scale architectural illusions from British sculptor Alex Chinneck, who’s renown for taking ordinary objects in urban environments and transforming them into surreal scenes, such as a house made of wax that melted down over time, or a brick facade that appears to be cracking open.