Open plan living is in vogue at the moment – but how do you turn a big open space into a cosy interior that’s easy to live in and doesn’t feel like a warehouse? It’s all about zoning and creating intimate areas without walls. The best place to start is
The RBA has advised they are dropping the official base rate by 0.50%. This means the offical cash rate will soon become 3.75% I really reckon the lenders in Aus need to pass 100% of this drop on to customers and we at Austral strongly encourage the lenders to do
The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates by 50 basis points in an unexpected move that should provide welcome relief to many homeowners. The reduction takes the official cash rate to 3.75 percent. Damian Smith CEO of financial comparison site RateCity called the RBA’s decision “a very big
Australia’s housing sector has called on the reserve bank to deliver a 50 basis point interest rate cut after a survey showed new home sales have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade. The Housing Industry Association (HIA), which represents the residential building industry, says new
We have just heard the news that our Rockhampton Lending Manager’s Grandfather turns 102 today! He is still going strong having only moved into a nursing home three years ago. Hope you have a lovely day over there in Hamilton – New Zealand. If the genes run in the family
Some positive news at last! Both the Masters and Division 2 Teams for the Austral Lending Bulldogs came through with wins. Whilst we must admit the Division 2 Team won through forfeit – we prefer to think they were too intimidating and the opposition was left with no choice but
Amid news that finding a rental property may have temporarily gotten a little easier with asking rents for units dropping 1.1 per cent during the first three months of the year, comes a warning that the easing won’t last. Dr Andrew Wilson, the senior economist at Australian Property Monitors, says
There aren’t many substantial alterations a tenant can make without written permission from the landlord. There are, however, numerous cosmetic decorating projects for tenants to consider. The following suggestions are quick to complete, inexpensive and allow tenants to reflect their own sense of style. * Changing light shades – this
Well no suprises this week! All three teams of the Austral Lending Bulldog’s were unsuccessful in getting over the line in the local touch comp! On a better note – the games were very close this week, a sure sign things are improving! Hopefully we will have a full team
Well this week saw a lot of big scorers all trying valiantly to reach our Number 1 Tipster in the Austral Lending Footy Tipping Comp. Three people got 7 out of 8 this week including our very own Rockhampton Lending Manager. Rumour even has it that one of our tipsters