Presented by Carpet Court Renovation hiccups happen all the time. There’s not many renovations that didn’t have at least one little diversion on its way to completion. The key to success is being prepared.  When it comes to renovating, there are a myriad of cruel and creative things that can derail your project (and your sanity).…

I’ve been working in the property management industry for nearly 30 years, and around it for even longer. Which is why it is so frustrating when property managers and private landlords are painted as the “enemy” when it comes to the rental crisis. I remember as a small child, mum going out at night to…

One of the best features of owning your own piece of real estate in Australia or New Zealand is inviting other people over to share in the experience. Whether you are having friends over for some evening cocktails or hosting this year’s family Christmas, you’re getting the chance to show off your home and let…

Interior stylist and director of Chasing Winter, Nat Winter is a creative with a flair for moving with world trends and pulling on a variety of fashionable and classic styles when working on residential and small commercial projects. Nat also teams up with her husband Gerry Heffernan to renovate homes together across Brisbane (@himherandadog). When…

I WAS chatting with Brisbane architect Shaun Lockyer recently. Shaun was our architect when we renovated. We were so happy with the job he did and the whole process was quite enjoyable. I asked him whether he stayed close with all of his past clients. He said that as clients we gave him the brief,…

Written by Karen Dellow – Senior Analyst, PropTrack.Original article in Courier Mail Australia has a rich multicultural ancestry. Our cities are a patchwork of suburbs with different ethnic footprints. The largest share of immigrants making their way to Australian shores in the 21st century hail from India and China. Interest in properties from these nations…

Looking for a quick update to your living room interior design that won’t need a fresh home loan to finance? Indoor plants offers a quick and easy way to inject a little life into your living room: quite literally. But it can be tough finding a plant that will fit. Here are a few tough…

It’s been about 10 years since I was involved with The Block – in their Glasshouse series in Melbourne. It was that year when the contestants left with something closer to a ham sandwich than a million dollars. ‘Bloodbath’ was the expression I remember hearing the most. My contestants were Michael and Carlene and we…