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Property Blog and News / Are 95% mortgages back? What buyers need to know in 2026 For many aspiring homeowners, saving a large deposit remains one of the biggest barriers to getting on the property la...
Building Science Bath Fans Can Make Indoor Humidity Worse A bathroom exhaust fan removes moisture after a shower—but during mild, humid weather it can also pull even more moisture into your house By A...
Herston’s newest luxury residential offering is being tipped as one of the rarest propositions in Brisbane’s inner-city market, with Victoria Residences delivering low-density, house-like living just ...
Ray White chief economist Nerida Conisbee says regional markets near capitals are usually shaped by the capital city cycle. Living near a capital city used to almost guarantee property gains, but new ...
The Block 2026 main bedroom and walk-in robe reveal delivered a $7373 spending contradiction, with the cheaper House 3 ultimately taking the win. Picture: Nine/9NOW Chantel and Wyatt threw an extra $7...
Building works data shows value of new home building works being completed at a record level, but it might not mean significantly more homes are being built. Australians spent a record-breaking $100bn...
The late music legend Dolly Parton. Photo: Jason Kempin / Getty Images. Music legend Dolly Parton may have been best known for her larger-than-life personality and her legendary singing career, but th...
Green Building News International Flashing Awareness Day How a fake holiday, a cheeky T-shirt, and a frustration with rotten walls grew into an annual campaign for better flashing details By Aron Jone...
Mixed foundation materials (Clay and Concrete blocks): how insulate for remodel? atatge | Posted in General Questions on August 25, 2026 06:42pm Apologies in advance if this is wrong forum We have a...
Crawl Space/Slab insulation assembly questions daithic | Posted in Energy Efficiency and Durability on August 25, 2026 08:31am Long story short once we started digging and had to dig deeper than expec...
Property Blog and News / Biggest first-time buyer mistakes and how to avoid them Buying your first home is one of life’s most exciting milestones. But it can also be overwhelming. From securing a mort...
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...