You’ve found a home you love, but the listing says “bumpable buyer.” It’s not exactly self-explanatory—so what does it mean? A bumpable buyer is a homebuyer whose offer is accepted but contingent on selling their current home. While the home is under contract, the seller can still accept other offers, potentially “bumping” the first buyer […]
Whether you’ve just started the process of looking for a real estate agent to help sell your home in Seattle, WA, or you’re just a curious buyer, it can be a good idea to know how much above appraisal you should list your house for. For a property in an in-demand neighborhood with new upgrades, […]
Key takeaways An HOA manages and enforces rules for a community. HOAs can provide benefits like community maintenance and amenities. There can also be downsides, like restrictions on home modifications. Whether you’re searching for homes for sale in Santa Barbara or in Raleigh, you may encounter something called a Homeowners Association (HOA). Fear not, depending […]
This mid-century Balwyn North home sold for $3.361m after a surprise bidding war, with the winning buyer inspecting it for the first time on auction day. A Melbourne home has sold for more than $3.3m after a buyer walked through it for the very first time on auction day. A Balwyn North home has taken […]
important grassland habitat is being bulldozed. Picture: Google Earth Tension is brewing in an unexpected Australian town between farmers, desperate to offload their land, and the protection of a critically endangered earless lizard. Dubbed the country’s “most important parcel”, the area west of Melbourne has become a centre of hot debate between the government and […]
REtipster features products and services we find useful. If you buy something through the links below, we may receive a referral fee, which helps support our work. Learn more. In this episode, I sit down with Arvand Sabatian, the founder of ZipRent, to discuss how he’s transforming the world of rental property management. Arvand shares […]
Building a new home is one of the biggest projects many Australians will undertake in their lives, but an award-winning tool is making it easier for people to design their dream home. Dreamcatcher is a free online design tool by Stockland which allows users to browse and pin home design images to a virtual styleboard […]
69 Wolseley Rd, Point Piper has sold for $55m. A Point Piper mansion has sold for $55m, equalling the record for the highest priced property sold so far this year. The most recent deal was for the home of Retail Apparel Group co-founder Stephen Liebowitz and his wife, Pam, via Ray White Double Bay’s Adam […]
4 Wyuna Rd, Point Piper has sold for $23.5m. Lowes heir Josh Penn and his husband Ben Palmer have sold their Wyuna Rd, Point Piper mansion for $23.5m. The couple, with son Brooklyn, 6, and daughter Blake, 4, are now understood to be focusing on renovating the Penn family’s palace at Cap ‘d’ail in the […]
Liam Martin and Hudson Young after winning game 1 of the 2025 State of Origin. Picture: Adam Head Queensland Origin supporters might be advised to rein in their celebrations if their team is victorious in this year’s NRL showpiece. New figures reveal NSW residents have acquired an unexpected source of leverage over their Queensland counterparts, […]