Entries by JKents

Cairns’ most expensive home sales of 2025

The apartment at 90/1 Marlin Pde, Cairns City, sold for $3.35m. Picture: realestate.com.au A city apartment and a beachfront residence were the most expensive homes to sell in Cairns this year with the region recording 28 sales of $2m and above in 2025. Tying for first place, a sub-penthouse in Cairns City, and a seven-bedroom […]

Aussie homeowners now $82k richer, but don’t get used to it

Although Australia’s housing market finished 2025 at a record high, the prospect of rate hikes has slowed price momentum in the country’s largest property markets. Home prices rose just 0.1% in December, but values are now 8.8% higher than a year ago, according to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index. The data shows the price […]

One in two Aussies to ditch airconditioning despite heatwave

Sydney is set for a scorching weekend. Picture: NewsWire/George Chan. Even with multiple heatwaves on the way, over half of Aussies plan to cut back on airconditioning use this summer in a bid to combat rising electricity prices according to new research from Compare the Market. Temperatures are set to soar passed 40 degrees in […]

Animal rescuer seeks help to find new property to call home

Rapidly rising property prices have forced an Adelaide woman in desperate need of a new home for her rescue dogs, sheep and cows to reach out to landowners and investor for help. Debbie Mundy, the founder of non-profit animal sanctuary Moving Paws, is asking anyone who owns a large property they’re not living in or […]

75-hectare multi-precinct development could transform flood-affected Lismore

A major 75-hectare development on Lismore’s northern edge could continue to shape a ‘New Lismore’ following devastating floods. The flood-free landholding could transform the location with residential, commercial and industrial development as the master-planned development opportunity is being formally launched this week. RWC Burleigh Group’s Nathan Huxham announced the launch of the 75-hectare multi-precinct development […]

Why ‘painting’ your dead lawn might be the best thing for it

A Perth woman has caused a stir on social media after she claimed she posted a video of her “painting” her front lawn green after it had turned “yellow and dead”. Perth has already experienced a relentless dry summer and has strict water restrictions, a nightmare scenario for homeowners wanting idyllic, lush, green grass. One […]

Heidelberg sinkhole less than 400m from million-dollar homes

Workers at the site of the Heidelberg sinkhole. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling. Real estate agents selling homes opposite the Heidelberg park where an 11m-wide sink hole has opened up have revealed buyers were walking away due to tunnelling works last year. They have warned while the area’s highly regarded schools have maintained demand for homes, […]