Construction won’t be completed until late 2009, but Stockland’s “Village†apartment complex at Balgowlah in Sydney is proving to be popular with buyers. Get in touch with the developers and you’ll receive a showbag full of goodies, but it’ll cost you $10,000.
According to a report in today’s Sunday Mail, former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has recently bought a property in the mountains near Brevard, North Carolina, USA. What gets me is the low standard of journalism shown by the Sunday Mail. This was today’s front page article, with a headline that said something like, “Beattie buys …
The Federal Government has unveiled its new budget, and it includes a number of initiatives designed to attack housing affordability. Let’s take a look at their First-Home Saver Account, the National Rental Affordability Scheme, and the Housing Affordabilty Fund.
There was a really interesting article on 60 Minutes tonight covering the sub-prime crisis in America and the possibility of a similar situation taking place here in Australia en masse. If you missed it, here’s the full transcript for the 60 Minutes piece, “House of cards”.
For those of you who aren’t residents in south-east Queensland, you might have missed the story about land subsidence in the Ipswich suburb of Collingwood Park (click here to see a map of the subsidence area, provided by Queensland’s Department of Mines and Energy). Apparently there’s quite a number of old mines underneath the area, …
Last night during Channel Ten’s evening news bulletin they had a story on the real estate market in Brisbane, and noted that things are still buzzing along quite well. Craig Bullen from RealWay mentioned the $3 million sale of a home in Coorparoo, and Forest Lake was listed as one of the bargain areas that …
Aussie actor and Oscar hopeful Heath Ledger is selling his Sydney home at Bronte. With 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, “… this striking coastal masterpiece has undergone a meticulous contemporary overhaul. Set over three cascading levels with newly reinvented interiors by acclaimed actor/owner Heath Ledger, it showcases the finest fixtures and finishes sourced from around …
There are calls from the Liberal backbench in Canberra to lift the first home owners’ grant to $15,000. “Increasing the home buyers grant to $15,000 will help tens of thousand of people exit the rent trap to buy their own place.” – Gold Coast Liberal MP Steven Ciobo Mr Ciobo also said that the Government …
With people complaining about the shrinking size of house lots here in Brisbane, perhaps they should take a look at this photo gallery of life in Hong Kong. Photographer Michael Wolf has released a book called “Hong Kong: front door / back door“, where “the abstract patterns of the buildings reveal the beauty and order …
Simone, the former wife of Aussie sporting hero Shane Warne, has signed on as the new face of homesite.com.au: Simone has renovated three houses so she can give plenty of hands-on advice to the users of homesite.com.au. We are looking forward to working with her as she contributes to the editorial content of the site, …