Making the news this week, predictions for the coming year in property; air conditioning or ceiling fans; and would you follow financial advice given via social media?
Make sure your investment property will work for you by knowing all the costs upfront. A cost that is often overlooked is the strata fees which can range from around $800 a quarter for a standard 2-bedroom apartment up to $2,000 or more for a high maintenance residence...
Building work on both houses and apartments bounced in the September quarter 2025, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The new figures show that the total number of homes commenced in Australia rose 6.6 per cent to 48,778 in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms.
Australia’s home building industry is expected to strengthen through 2026, supported by gradually improving building approvals and a recovery in demand, the Housing Industry Association said this week.
Social media is a primary source of financial guidance for younger audiences looking to take control of their money, new figures show.
Research from ING has revealed that nearly half of all Australians (49 per cent) admit social media has directly influenced their purchasing decisions in the past, with 41 per cent or 8.9 million Australians actively following financial content.
When it comes to cooling our home in Summer, the perennial question seem to be: air conditioning or ceiling fans. What is the difference?
A US designer caused a stir on social media recently when he revealed he had tiled his bathroom floor using US$97 worth of pennies.
Patrick Girouard told Newsweek he spent a rainy weekend watching movies and gluing the 9,700 coins onto squares of fibreglass mesh, then applied the squares to the floor with Liquid Nails.
It might seem a small step, but an innovative pedestrian bridge in the Netherlands has been constructed of recycled, CO₂-neutral concrete that can capture and store carbon dioxide over time. The structure is seven meters long and uses 75 percent circular raw materials.
Regular concrete is usually made using cement, sand, and gravel, which can create a lot of carbon emissions, but the use of biochar (a charcoal-like material made of plant waste which absorbs carbon dioxide) means the carbon stays locked inside instead of returning to the atmosphere.