In the news this week, values still growing; we’re renovating our homes again; and the unlikely winner of the Dulux Colour Awards
Home values around Australia continue to rise despite some disruption from lockdowns, a new report shows.
CoreLogic’s national index has revealed that values rose 1.5 per cent in August. This is the lowest monthly rise since January, yet remains well above average.
Once again the Reserve Bank has made no change to interest rates this month, leaving the cash rate at the record low setting of 0.1 per cent.
While recognising current conditions, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said that the Board considers any setback to the economic expansion to be only temporary.
Innovative use of colour was the overall winner in the 35th annual Dulux Colour Awards this year.
A bold choice of Spinach Green won both the Grand Prix Australia award as well as the Commercial/Multi Residential Exterior category for design studio SJB’s project in Beaconsfield, NSW.
Homeowners are becoming more inclined to renovate than build new homes, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The world might have been sceptical about the cardboard beds that Tokyo provided for athletes at the recent Olympic Games, but we have yet to hear any complaints.
So there should be no reason why we wouldn’t enjoy furnishing our own homes with chairs made of recycled cardboard. If you’re game, the MC205 Cardboard Chair is 100% recyclable, biodegradable, arrives flat-packed and requires no tools to put together. Consider it a statement piece, together with matching coffee table.
With the first days of Spring inevitably come stirrings of guilt at our sloth through the winter months and a desire to get fitter and leaner for Summer. If you are keen to get active, consider downloading an app to keep you motivated.
No matter whether you walk or run, use a treadmill or pound the pavements, apps like Run Down Under or Just Start Walking will take you around Australia, or on a marathon with others, to make your progress fun and interesting all year round.