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A Brisbane ‘hoarder house’ gets a remarkable transformation
Miracles do happen, with one Queensland home going from hoarder haven to contemporary Queenslander in less than seven months.
What happens when you attempt to recreate six popular home trends
Most projects don’t turn out quite the way you’d imagine.
Smart buys: homes for less than $1.6 million
Our pick of good-value properties in Sydney this week.
The tiny Melbourne suburbs that pack an almighty punch
Often painted with the same brush as their larger neighbours these suburbs stand alone in their own right.
How to detect a dodgy developer
Flat Chat’s Jimmy Thomson dons a trenchcoat and a fedora to show us how to tell the Goodfellas from the good guys.
Britain’s largest home Wentworth Woodhouse sells to Hong Kong-based group
The English home that was once owned by the Earl who inspired Mr Darcy, the hero in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, has sold to a Hong Kong-based investment group for about $17 million.
Airbnb hosts getting rich while traditional landlords lose out
(Bloomberg) — Ryan Scott says traditional landlords are missing out. The real money is in Airbnb Inc.
Celebrity escape: Why everyone falls in love with Port Douglas
The warm temperatures, proximity to tourist attractions and the tropical bush all make Port Douglas inviting.
Government architect Jill Garner says recent VCAT decision ‘disturbing’
A recent decision by Victoria’s planning tribunal to reject a mooted green apartment development because it had no car parking was extraordinary and disturbing, the state’s new chief architect says.