In the news this last week of January, new home building takes off; how to save $1,000s in 2025; and what to consider when selling a vacant house
New home building lifted during in the September quarter 2024, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The figures show that the total number of homes commenced in Australia rose 4.6 per cent to 43,247 dwellings in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms.
Residential land prices lifted faster than the cost of most other goods and services in the economy, new research shows.
The latest HIA-CoreLogic Residential Land Report shows that the median price of land sold nationally increased by 7.6 per cent in the September quarter 2024, compared with the previous year, reaching a record high $366,510.
With the heatwave this week causing many of us to reach for the controls to the air conditioner, it’s good to know that a few simple lifestyle changes could have big payoffs when it comes to making savings this year.
Experts from consumer group Choice recently examined their data on everything from insurance to energy providers, and have revealed five simple ways to help households save thousands in 2025.
Most houses are sold before their owners move out, but what happens if you have to move away before your home is sold? Or if you have decided to sell your investment property but the tenants have already moved out?
Ever wanted to live like the King? Now's your chance, in the honeymoon home Elvis Presley and his new wife Priscilla stayed in after their wedding.
Set on over an acre of land, the three-storey Palm Springs, CA home offers four bedrooms and five bathrooms, an orchard and pool, according to the listing agent. Leased to Presley in 1967 for a mere US$21,000 pa, the still-futuristic ‘House of Tomorrow’ is on the market in 2025 for US$9.275M.
When selling or buying your home, make sure you understand exactly what is being sold along with it. The general rule is, if it is attached to the structure or the ground, it is real property and stays with the house. But this can be confusing.
So if you want to make sure an item remains in the house list it specifically in the contract. It's better to do this than ‘assume’ anything, and of course, if you have any questions about inclusions seek confirmation from your legal representative.