These days technology is evolving at a rapid pace. From smart phones to funky tablets, everyone seems to be embracing it. This includes progressive real estate agents who strive to stay ahead of the game. Quick Response codes or QR codes are a chief example of the latest technology being
With the Easter break upon us, it’s an excellent time to tackle that DIY project you’ve been putting off. Perhaps you want to build some extra storage space for the kids, or maybe you need to overhaul your dated 1980’s bathroom. The key to success when undertaking a DIY assignment
In a world first, property-obsessed investors will be able to check house prices daily and trade on an index that tracks the ebbs and flows of dwelling prices across Australia. The Australian Stock Exchange and property data providers today launched a capital city home value index tracking home prices in
There are times that cause you to take a reality check on Australia’s overriding view of bricks and mortar as investments. As brown swirling flood waters force thousands of people from their homes in NSW and northern Victoria last week, the images of rivers breaking their banks and gushing through
The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate at 4.25 percent for the second month in a row. The move was widely expected with inflation at the bottom of the RBA’s target band of 2-3 percent and global economic conditions improving. However, the news
Everyone loves a good deal in real estate. We all like to think we are getting maximum “bang for our buck” and a positive return on our investment. Potential buyers of your home will definitely be looking for that value. By enhancing the property’s perceived worth you will attract
It’s a case of walking before they can even crawl for some very young property owners, with parents setting up their children for property ownership almost from the day they are born. The far-sighted plan is more common in Europe than Australia but the same benefits apply. As Australian prices
There’s still money to be made out of property if you are careful and hard-headed. It has been the wealth strategy of a generation. Buy a home. Look after it, improve it, upgrade it. And if cash flow allows, gear up to your eyeballs to buy more property for other
Apartments and multi-storey homes are about to get a little safer for children thanks to a rule change around windows in new buildings. The Australian Building Codes Board has ruled that all windows in new homes and apartments that are more than two metres off the ground must be either
The preliminary capital city dwelling value index result for December was -0.2% (s.a.) following an upwardly revised +0.4% rise in dwelling values in November (was +0.1%). Revised regional house values for November increased from +0.3% to +0.5%. Sydney housing has been the nation’s best performer with dwelling values up