This week, the Federal Reserve is holding a crucial meeting that could significantly influence the housing market in 2025 and 2026. The outcome could set the stage for mortgage rate cuts or a pause in action until there are shifts in the labor market. As many have observed, President Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with Jerome […]
It isn’t always sunshine and cocktails aboard cruise ships, as experienced medical staff will know. An Australian nurse who worked and lived full-time on cruise ships as part of on-board medical teams has lifted the lid on the rewarding nature of her work and the positively crazy things she witnessed on the high seas. Dawn […]
Cath Wild outside her dome home she designed and built at Flaxton in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Picture Lachie Millard Sunshine Coast artist Cath Wild has designed and built her own quirky home after growing up a series of unusual properties thanks to her architecturally adventurous parents. Ms Wild spent three years creating an aircrete […]
Aussie voters have given the Albanese government a second term in a landslide win, but the property industry says the government must get straight to work on building more homes. The Labor federal government was re-elected with an increased seat majority and more authority on Saturday, with vote counting still underway and more than […]
Hope of further interest rate cuts has shifted momentum in the Sydney property market and home prices look primed for another growth spurt over the next six months, new sales analysis shows. Hotspotting research has revealed property sales rose in more than half of Harbour City suburbs over the past year, with much of that […]
Incomplete homes have been springing onto market as hundreds of new projects signed off by Sydney councils remain stuck in limbo due to cost blowouts for builders. The unfinished homes have come up for sale after the would-be owners pulled the plug on plans to build their dream homes, or renovate, midway through construction. Some […]
Melbourne’s housing market is set for a monster comeback with almost two thirds of suburbs now on an upward trajectory, and battler ’burbs tipped for “supercharged” price growth. A rise in sales activity in Sunbury has the area in Melbourne’s north west ranked as the nation’s top spot for a lift in house values this […]
Hotspotting founder Terry Ryder has revealed suburbs likely to see future price rises in Geelong. The Geelong suburbs expected to see the best price growth amid the region’s recovering house market are revealed in new data. The Autumn 2025 Price Predictor Index from Hotspotting shows steady rises in quarterly property sale trends across the Greater […]
Brett and Liz Barnes are selling Star Lane Winery in Wooragee, while Red Hill’s iconic Tucks vineyard has also hit the market in a rare double offering of boutique Victorian wineries. Picture: Andy Rodgers Two Victorian wineries have hit the market, offering the chance to live and work in two of the state’s most picturesque […]
G3/2A Michael St, Brunswick, sold for $710,000 — about $50,000 more than expected as multiple buyers responded to its unusual decor. A pair of Brunswick homeowners who wanted a little Alice in Wonderland whimsy in their lives have had their unique decor turn into a $50,000 premium as they sold. A colourful paint job, tea […]
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