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Setting the period tone outside and in
The right style of garden for your period home can add value to the property. Here's how landscape designer Jim Fogarty did it for two front gardens. more...
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Rents rise across the country
Rents climbed nationwide throughout the year, despite low interest rates and First Home Buyers Grant, says report. more...
Money may be offered to lure homeowners
Queensland Government to propose $3000 sweetener to first home-buyers grant in a bid to encourage people to move to regional areas. more...
PROPERTY PLANNER
Boom town glad rags tell only part of the story
Look beyond the promising headlines for a lasting, stable investment. more...
GREENER HOMES
Living comfortably in the shadows
Smart shading can help heatproof your home, writes Michael Green. more...
INTEREST RATES
Reserve minutes prompt betting on third rate rise
Markets are tipping third straight jump in interest rates, after Reserve Bank board meeting. more...
RISING THREAT
$10bn coastal homes at risk
RISING sea levels threaten to damage homes worth up to $10 billion along Victoria's coast.. more...
RATE RISE
Borrowers face Christmas rate rise
Borrowers are facing another interest rate rise before Christmas, after the Reserve Bank today left the door open to lifting the cash rate for the third straight month in December. more...
MARKET WRAP
Can borrowers handle bumped-up interest rates?
It seems you can't keep the big banks down. more...
PROPERTY MARKET
Clearance rate shows growth
With auction clearance rates in Melbourne above 80 per cent since April, the question arises: why is this important? more...
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