Making light work
In the news this week, scientists turn down streetlighting to increase visibility; new home sales jump; and how to avoid light pollution at home
We have been retained by the following client to locate suitable real property to satisfy their unique situation if you feel you can assist please call me on 0477 000 798 or email me buyer@watermanpa.com.au Matt O’Donoghue
“ I have a client who has specifically requested we source a property in Mount Osmond with beautiful city central views. Is happy to secure a completely renovated dwelling or a property that is sub-par and needs renovation.” OFF Market preferably however will look at all possible opportunities. Budget from $1.4 to $3m.
If you have something that may be of interest call us today, our client is ready to purchase.
Urgently Required – Cash Buyers Waiting
We have been retained by the following clients to locate suitable real property to satisfy their unique situation if you feel you can assist, please call me on 0477 000 798 or email me buyer@watermanpa.com.au Matt O’Donoghue
PROPERTIES WANTED
NOTE: All our purchases are pre-approved ready to go.
Mount Osmond/Beaumont
Client looking for a property in Mount Osmond whether in need of renovation or complete. Keen to acquire ASAP.
Budget up to $3.5m
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Searching Salisbury & surrounding areas. Or within 20klm radius of CBD
Client looking for investment property 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1-2 car space modern contemporary dwelling. Prefer new or near new for depreciation potential.
Budget up to $570k
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Glenelg South/Brighton & surrounding areas or beachside.
4 Bedroom, minimum 2 bathroom, character dwelling with modern extension and swimming pool.
Budget up to $3.5m
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Client looking for 1 bedroom unit/apartment.
Budget up to $450k
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If you have something that may be of interest,
call us today, our client is ready to purchase.
NOTE: All our purchases are pre-approved ready to go.
Matt O’Donoghue
Buyer Agent
0477 000 798
New home sales up 11 per cent
Sales of new homes have rebounded over the last year, according to new figures released this week by the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
The latest HIA New Home Sales report shows that new home sales in the three months to July 2024 were 11.1 per cent higher than at the same time last year.
Turn down the lights, see more
One thing city-dwellers often do when they venture out into the countryside is gaze in awe at the night skies. Because the impact of lighting in urban streets and buildings usually means we rarely get to experience the vision of the stars.
In an Australian first, street lighting is now being dimmed at certain times across Canberra, with the welcome result of both saving on carbon emissions and giving a clearer view of the night skies.
Are your lights causing pollution?
When we hear of light pollution, we naturally think of the overall impact of urban environments, but it can also occur at the neighbourhood level, when light spills from your property to other properties.
You might not even realise it, but intrusive light can come from numerous sources, including security lights, spot lights or flood lights: here are some suggestions from the Environment Protection Authority for avoiding being a nuisance...
Tune up your mortgage
Interest rates might not be changing, but that is no reason for homeowners to do nothing to improve their own situation, mortgage brokers advise.
Aussie brokers say households are bearing the brunt of rising costs and stubborn interest rates but accepting that their home loan position is static might be costing them in the short and long term.
A snip in time
Winter’s nearly over, and if you haven’t already pruned your roses and other flowering bushes, now is the time to do it for an abundance of blooms in spring and summer.
How much cutting back is needed will depend on the type and age of the plant, but as a general rule make sure you remove dead or diseased wood, clear out branches that will cross or crowd others, and cut away suckers from the base of the plant.
Trimming hedge plants back now will encourage a lush, thicker growth. If the hedge is also your front fence, make sure it does not encroach over the footpath outside.
Darth Vader house returns
Houston’s iconic ‘Darth Vader’ house has returned to the market, just three years after it last sold. Perhaps it was just too dark?
Listed for sale at US$3.75M (AU$5.5) or available to rent for US$17,000 (AU$25,000) a month, the property is being advertised as ‘the epitome for entertainment’ with a wet bar, wine room, a new pool, and hot tub.