Almost 80 per cent of Australian home owners believe the equity in their home can be used as part of their retirement plan, according to research commissioned by Westpac.
Selling
The secret to maximising your home’s sale price
Getting your home ready for sale? You might be wondering whether you should be doing this-thing or that-thing to it; or just leaving everything as it is.
Splitsville blues: The biggest break-up property mistakes (and how to avoid them)
The “guy-in-the-garage house” was always going to be a tough sell.
When home staging takes the home out of home
You return to your home to discover it both is and isn’t your home, an eerie domestic experiment melding the familiar and the strange, because … your house has been staged!
Emotional clutter can be biggest obstacle to home sale
It’s not the cracked tile in the kitchen or those outmoded bathroom fixtures – it’s you, the seller.
Top tips for listing your property
With potential buyers able to browse through hundreds and thousands of properties at the click of the button, getting your online listing right can be the difference between having a quick sale or a home that lingers on the market.
How to increase your property’s value on a budget
With a few simple exterior and interior touches, you can give your property a boost in value without a hefty renovation or costly overhaul.
Eight things you always forget about moving house
The act of shifting yourself and everything you own is surely one of the world’s most excruciating undertakings.
Nine reasons why your home may not be selling
We asked some real estate experts to come up with the main reasons why some properties languish on the market.
My parents kicked me out of home at 40 … well the stuff I was storing there
Elicia Murray contemplates life – and storage options – after her parents reclaim their attic space.
It’s OK to check how much your friends’ houses are worth in a completely innocent non-competitive unsnoopy way
You’re not a shallow, competitive, materialistic person, no way! You just wanted to know how much your house was worth, that’s all.