Over the past 20 years, this leafy family acreage at 6/300 Wattle Tree Rd, Holgate has been filled with love. Vendor Meg Green said that deciding to sell the house was a tough decision. “Before we bought the house, we lived further down Wattle Tree Rd, and I used to see this place while I was walking…
DetailsCovering the roofs of apartment and office buildings with plants can help improve the quality of air inside and lift property values, according to a growing body of green infrastructure research. Most recently, an article published by US researchers in the Building and Environment journal showed growing greenery on the roof of a building and near the air…
DetailsMelbourne first-home buyers are looking to build or buy a home closer to the CBD, shunning the commute from the south-eastern suburbs, new data from the State Revenue Office has revealed. The data includes the number of applications for first-home buyer grants or stamp duty concessions or exemptions by postcode in Victoria between January and…
DetailsTourism authorities have long argued that nothing beats Sydney Harbour. In real estate terms, at least, they’re right. Waterfront homes in Sydney attract the highest price premium around the world, but what is the real cost to buy in? Experts say a shortage in prime waterfront property means the competition to secure a marina berth,…
DetailsHomebuyers can time travel back to 2014 in a bunch of Melbourne suburbs offering their cheapest prices in years. The median sale prices in more than a dozen unit markets are more affordable than they were five years ago — a result of the city’s market slump and inner-city oversupply, experts say. Finder.com.au crunched CoreLogic…
DetailsSydneysiders are looking to buy property in southeast Queensland more than anywhere else in Australia, new data shows. Exclusive research from Domain into out-of-area inquiries made by people living in Sydney has revealed that, last year, more than 50 per cent were looking at buying property in Queensland. That’s up 5 per cent on 2017…
DetailsIf Jon Snow is to be believed, winter is coming and so too are the white walkers, so make sure you have a cosy winter escape lined up in advance. Should the ice and snow spread as far north as the Sunshine Coast hinterland, you will we snug in this character house with cottage —…
DetailsAustralia’s retirement incomes system has been built on the assumption that most retirees would own their home outright. But new Grattan Institute modelling shows the share of over 65s who own their home will fall from 76% today to 57% by 2056 – and it’s likely that less than half of low-income retirees will own…
DetailsRegulation of the Australian building industry is broken, according to the Shergold-Weir report to the Building Ministers’ Forum. “We have concluded that [the] nature and extent [of problems] are significant and concerning. The problems have led to diminishing public confidence that the building and construction industry can deliver compliant, safe buildings which will perform to the expected standards…
DetailsFor the first time, it is now more expensive to rent a house in Hobart than in Melbourne. And Canberra is the most expensive capital city for Australian renters, having overtaken Sydney for the second quarter running. The Domain Rental Report for the March quarter, released on Thursday, shows the median weekly rent for a house…
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