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Best friends Courtney and Sev from Brisbane in Queensland are the pink team renovating House 4 on The Block Mount Eliza.With a background in commercial property, interior design and construction manag...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 5 per cent deposit scheme has been exposed to some risk as prices fall. Picture: Martin Ollman ANALYSIS If something was in absolutely no danger, we used to say it wa...
The Great Australian Dream of owning a home is under attack from AI-enhanced cyber criminals. A shocking 42 per cent of Australians aren’t spotting property scam warning signs as AI-enhanced cybercrim...
Meghan Markle is heading back to work. Meghan Markle is reportedly set to make a return to acting for the first time in nearly a decade, after securing what is being described as a “significant” role ...
Owning an island is the ultimate celebrity status symbol. Picture: Getty Images For most people, owning a holiday home is the ultimate real estate dream—but for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, even...
Brian Wallis and Amanda le Bas de Plumetot feeding Smudgie, their lawn mower, in the back yard. Picture: David Caird. A Melbourne auction where the owner threw in a sheep and disclosed their reserve a...
Were the exterior top plates sealed? magnus1225 | Posted in General Questions on August 20, 2026 03:07pm Hello, We recently had a full roof replacement and I’m starting to question if a past insulatio...
Building Science How Can Condensation Occur at Higher Air Temperature? By Allison A. Bailes III, PhD | August 20, 2026 More Building Science Thermodynamic Leverage: Heat Pumps, Exergy Matching, and An...
Home interior air/vapor barrier selection SNRusnak | Posted in General Questions on August 19, 2026 11:32pm Hello, new member here, I’ve read a lot of good information off this site. I’m building a p...
Three-time MasterChef contestant Laura Sharrad and her husband Max are selling their Henley Beach home. The auction scheduled for celebrity chef Laura Sharrad and her husband Max’s beachside home has ...
Building an investment property needs to make financial sense. Picture: Getty Looking to invest in a new property? Since the government announced its massive overhaul of property taxes, new developmen...
While new modelling suggesting rents could surge by as much as 30 per cent over the next two years has caused shock, its a figure that echoes the rental hikes recorded in some capital cities after the...
Pop sensation Justin Timberlake has revealed a peek at his family’s fun-filled summer — while also offering up a glimpse into the wholesome lifestyle he and wife Jessica Biel share with their two chil...
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has spent decades travelling the world for his career — but the 24-time Grand Slam champion has now admitted that leaving his home, his wife, and his children remains just a...
Tudor beams, an open fire and near-century-old character — it's no surprise buyers have been flocking to this cosy apartment in one of Canberra's most historic buildings.Slap bang in the middle of the...
August 19, 2026 Dream properties Five amazing school conversions from £250k It’s difficult to imagine living in the same sort of building as you went to school. But old school buildings make a great p...
Property Blog and News / Downsizing: a practical guide to moving into a smaller home For many homeowners, there comes a point when a large family home no longer makes sense. Children may have moved ou...
Piping in exterior basement walls luminance2673 | Posted in General Questions on August 17, 2026 08:42am For our basement reno we would prefer to keep our washer/dryer along the exterior wall where th...
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson. Photo: LISA O’CONNOR / AFP via Getty Images Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, has offered a rare glimpse inside her extraordinary childhood at the famed Neve...
Melbourne’s typical advertised rent has reached $600 a week, or $31,200 a year, as tenants face rising costs across the city. Melbourne tenants are coughing up the price of a new car every year on ren...