Buying an off the plan apartment
Buying ‘off the plan’ was once a rarity but every year thousands of Australians are choosing to buy a unit that has not yet been built. And while it may seem like a daunting path to home ownership, in the majority of cases it pays off with people successfully designing apartments that suit their needs and style, and also delivering. What is an…
A go-to guide to growing winter vegetables
This winter, a sun-doused balcony or courtyard could be the start of a cute and compact garden as well as an exciting and reliable source of daily greens. Don’t be deterred by the cooler mornings setting in – cool-season annuals are good to go in the ground from late summer to the final weeks of…
Australia still in a property boom as values rise by 2.2 per cent in just one month
Australia’s property boom has picked up pace again, with national housing values rising 2.2 per cent in May, new data shows. House prices in Byron Bay are close to those of Sydney. Photo: BeyondImages The latest Core Logic Home Value Index, released earlier this month, revealed the “extreme” results – including rises of more than 3…