“How are our kids ever going to afford to buy property?”. This question is asked every time we sell a property for a new benchmark. One strategy for many first home buyers is rentvesting. It’s a strategy that sees them buy a property where they can afford to buy, usually in a location a lot…
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Only 55 per cent of Millennials aged between 25-39 own their home whereas at the same age, 70 per cent of the Baby Boomers owned their own home in 1991 and 65 per cent of Gen X owned their own home in 2006. This demographic shift in home ownership may be representative of the fact…
What really gets up my Mum’s nose is when she sees a sign saying ‘Surcharge for debit cards #%’. Then, when she wants to pay cash, they say “Sorry, we don’t take cash”. Ironically I wrote about this recently, that tenants must now have an option to pay without extra charge. Mum would love to…
Never get caught with wet laundry in the cold again – these indoor drying solutions make it easy to dry clothes when it’s too cold or wet to hang them outside, without having to invest in a dryer! The forecast says days of rain, but the laundry is piling up … it’s the age-old problem…
What is Hummingbird House? Hummingbird House is Queensland’s only children’s hospice, and one of only three children’s hospices in Australia. They provide specialised paediatric palliative care services to children and young people with a life-limiting condition, helping them make the most of every precious moment they have. How will your donation help?Your donation, large or…
Bec Statton, Principal Designer at The Toowoomba Gallery, shares her top tips and tricks for styling art in the home ahead of the inaugural Brisbane fair this 9 – 12 May. Take it away Bec! Art is the layer in a design that allows you to really tell your story. It is the element that adds…
Market Insights from the guy with the gavel Haesley Cush The state government is rolling out their fifth round of reforms in four years to property management. But again nothing that seems to address the housing in this ”housing crisis”! There are 50,000 people waiting for public housing, hundreds of applications on available properties and…