36 Eliza Avenue, Fraser Island, was Australia’s most lusted after listing this week A Queensland island holiday house that earns up to $3200 a week was Australia’s top listing this week. Scott’s House at Orchid Beach on K’Gari (Fraser Island) blitzed the competition, leaving its closest competitor, a renovated circa-1925 bungalow in South Australia, in […]
Sharon Meade enjoys her Upwey backyard with Pollo. Picture: Mark Stewart Upwey was the perfect place for Sharon Meade and her partner David Phelan to raise their kids. They bought the home, then a modest hills cottage, as Melbourne’s suburban housing market was going crazy in 2001. About a decade later they extended and expanded, […]
The best property professionals from across Australia and New Zealand will descend on Adelaide on Thursday when the industry’s star performers are recognised at the Real Estate Institute of Australia’s annual National Awards for Excellence. The event, to be held at Adelaide Oval, will see the best of the best crowned from 117 finalists across […]
Property prices have rocketed higher in booming suburbs outside the capitals, fuelled by buyers looking for affordable homes in areas within the orbit of major cities. Home prices have soared more than 30% higher in the past year in some suburbs of satellite cities, with growth often driven by buyers from the capitals seeking a […]
Roca In-Wash Inspira In-Tank back to wall toilet suite is priced at 5,968.00 including GST. Supplied: Reece Bathrooms First it was smart phones and cars, now AI and clever tech are taking over the littlest room in Aussie houses, with loos that wash, blowdry and respond to commands as costs fall to surprising lows. Once […]
Costs of Harry, Meghan’s $20m home revealed. New details have emerged on how much Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are spending on maintenance for their swanky $US14.65 million ($A20.9 million) California mansion. UK Home Improvement expert Justin Nielsen, from Wolf River Electric, estimates that the nine-bedroom pad will need around 10 to 15 staff members […]
It has boarded up windows, mountains of junk and plants have taken over the roof – but an abandoned convenience store became hot property at auction on the weekend. The property in Mount Druitt, which has been vacant since the early 2000s, went under the hammer on Saturday with expectations of selling at a price […]
Embarking on your first home-building adventure in the 2025 Victorian property market can feel overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. While affordability and interest rates still dominate the headlines, Victorian first-home buyer activity is making a strong comeback. According to the ABS, loan commitments from first-home buyers in Victoria rose by 18.2% in early 2025 […]
Two popular grants that are saving buyers thousands have been extended in the Northern Territory.  Launched in October 2024, the HomeGrown Territory and FreshStart New Home grants encourage existing homeowners and first-home buyers to either build a new home or buy new.   The HomeGrown Territory grant offers $50,000 to first-home buyers while the FreshStart New […]
In this episode, we’re launching Stride, our new CRM built specifically for land investors. We’ve spent the past year building this from the ground up to solve the problems we’ve both faced in our land businesses. Even if you’re not looking for a new CRM, this episode dives deep into lead generation, follow-up systems, automations, […]