Property News
Easy ways to increase home curb appeal
IF YOU looked at the outside of your house as a stranger might, would your eyes gloss over the predictability or would they light up with interest?
Minimalists racked, packed and stoked
ADELAIDE now has a taste of Manhattan as high-density housing leads to "micro apartments".
SA takes public housing lead
SOUTH Australia continues to provide more public housing per capita than any other state or territory, the Government says.
Building? You're about to get hammered
CONSUMERS should brace themselves for skilled labour price rises when constructiion increases in 2011.
Top end lifts house prices
ADELAIDE'S median house price jumped $38,750 in 2010, despite a drop in the number of properties sold.
Househunters prowl the golden miles
A STACK of million-dollar-plus seafront properties between Glenelg and North Haven is for sale, creating an opportune time to buy a dream home.
Government to end McLaren Vale sprawl
LEGISLATION protecting McLaren Vale from urban sprawl has been opposed by the Government after it announced it would look at new laws to protect the region.
The only way is up for our growing city
ADELAIDE is on the cusp of becoming a city with world-class development, industry figures say.
St Mary connection not enough to sell
A CONNECTION to Mary MacKillop is failing to help the sale of three properties with historic significance.
Affordable sea views at Port Wakefield
PORT Wakefield is the most affordable coastal location to buy a house in South Australia, a new report reveals.
Homeowners embrace a quick fix
HOME owners are taking the cautious route by fixing their home loan interest rates as living costs rise.
Property investors look to the north
LOW price points and high rental yields are attracting a variety of investors to look north of the city.
Doors open for first-home buyers
A DIP in house values in some traditional first-home buyer suburbs has created an opportunity for aspiring property owners to enter the market.
Average rent hits $310 a week
RENTERS in Adelaide are paying an extra $15 a week compared with this time last year and can expect further rises.
Adelaide house prices rise 5pc
ADELAIDE'S median house price inched higher to $406,000 in the final quarter of 2010, defying a big drop in sales to post growth of 5.45 per cent for the year.
Fees to hit first-home battlers
STRUGGLING homebuyers may bear the brunt of a Government decision to charge affordable homelender HomeStart Finance an additional $11 million in fees.
Chinese developer makes foray into SA
A BILLIONAIRE Chinese property developer plans to build a 15-storey apartment building in King William St, in his first foray into the Australian property market.
More auctions, but sales hammered
SOUTH Australian home sellers embraced the auction process in 2010, but many failed to sell that way.
The suburbs set to sizzle in 2011
MAGILL, Christies Beach, Woodville and Salisbury are the suburbs to watch for house price growth.
A tale of two real estate markets
THIS year was a tale of two real estate markets for SA, the top end flourishing, the cheaper side failing.
High-rise hotel a sign of change
APPROVAL of a 22-storey hotel proves the new City Council has a progressive outlook, architects say.
Who lives where - and why
IN Coober Pedy and Peterborough live the South Australians most likely to drive a car more than 10 years old.
Double edged auction sword
SOUTH Australian auction clearance rates have dived but more people are choosing to sell their property through the process.
Local buyer snares slice of history
HISTORIC Medindie mansion Ennis, owned by Urban Construct managing director James Rice and wife Leah, has sold for more than $7 million over two titles.
$5.85m target for historic mansion
A MANSION that held the state's house price record, goes on sale this weekend - below its previous $6.4 million price tag as its large block has been divided.
Adelaide house prices, sales sluggish
AUSTRALIAN capital city house prices in the September quarter have experienced their lowest growth since the height of the global financial crisis.
Banker warns of "sharp" rate rises
THE head of Australia's biggest lender has hinted that bank funding costs could lead to sharp rate rises as the Reserve Bank ponders another adjustment.
Hickinbothams' estate on the market
ALAN Hickinbotham's family is selling at least $18 million worth of their property after the prominent builder's death earlier this year.
West holds all the aces
GO WEST if you want an inner-city bargain buy, a new survey shows. Eight of the 10 best value-for-money suburbs - within 7km of the GPO - are in the city's west.
Concern over home lending figures
CONCERNS have been raised over an "extremely fragile" figure for new home lending in South Australia in the six months during August.
News
Mr X does flood levy deal
JULIA Gillard has secured the final vote to pass her controversial flood levy after giving substantial ground to independent SA senator Nick Xenophon.
Sport
Irish in upset win over England
KEVIN O'Brien struck the fastest-ever World Cup hundred as Ireland pulled off a sensational three-wicket win over England overnight.
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