Property news shows homeowners keen to boost value through renovations; recall notice on solar storage batteries; and the native plants cleaning up toxins
With 20 years real estate experience under my belt, I can assure you buyers who reveal any information in relation to their motivation or time frame for wanting to buy are likely to pay more.
I also know that one of the main reasons I’m able to buy properties for far less than my clients are prepared to pay for them, is because the sales agent never gets to read my client’s body language or tap into their emotions during the negotiation process.
Rising costs and a trades shortfall are not dampening Australians’ appetite for renovating, as they emerge from two years of lockdowns determined to create their dream home, new research shows.
Homeowners who have installed certain solar energy storage batteries are being asked to check them, following a recall due to fire risk.
The ACCC this week urged consumers to check if their LG, SolaX or Opal home energy solar systems are affected by dangerous LG solar energy storage batteries which are under recall, and if so to contact the manufacturer, immediately.
They’re the non-stick on Teflon cookware, the stain resistance in Scotchgard, and the suppression factor in firefighting foam, but while the staying power of PFAS chemicals was once revered, it’s now infamous as PFAS substances continue to infiltrate the environment and affect human health.
Now, new research from UniSA is helping to remediate the ‘indestructible’ PFASs as scientists show that Australian native plants can significantly remediate PFAS pollutants...
Demand for new homes remains strong, despite a slight fall in April, builders say.
The latest HIA New Home Sales report shows that while sales of new detached homes fell by 1.2 per cent in the month of April, they continue to be stronger than at the same period in 2021.
With this recent cold snap, the trees have finally realised it’s Autumn and are carpeting lawns, footpaths and roads with glorious colour. But if you don’t want the leaves lying around, how best to get rid of them?
Rake them under a tree, run over them with the lawnmower and use them as mulch, or pile them in a corner with a handful of lime and let them compost down over winter. Whatever you do, DO NOT rake them into the gutter or burn them.
A lamp that uses seawater to generate electricity is bringing much-needed lighting to remote villages in northern Columbia.
Inside the portable device, saltwater sparks an ionization reaction, producing enough electrical energy to generate light and charge phones and radios. Just half a litre of saltwater can produce 45 days of electricity.