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Key trends for landlords in 2025

The Australian rental market is experiencing a period of adjustment, with shifting dynamics that landlords must navigate carefully. Core Logic’s latest Housing Value Index provides valuable insights into rental price movements, supply constraints, and emerging trends that will influence investment strategies in 2025.

Housing market influx: What buyers and owners should know

Australia’s housing market continues to shift, with CoreLogic’s latest Home Value Index revealing a complex landscape for both homeowners and first-time buyers. While national home values remained steady in January, regional Australia reached record highs, and capital city markets presented mixed results.

Love Where You Live!

There is a lot to love about where we live, and our local events are, more often than not, at the heart of what makes our communities so unique. Our local farmers, makers, musicians and small businesses transform our towns from places to live to places we love. And our presence at these events counts for more than you might realise.

How To Add Heart To Your Home

With love in the air, there’s no better time to bring some heart into your home. And it isn’t just about aesthetics – it’s about creating an atmosphere of warmth, love, and comfort that makes you and those around you feel good. We’ll share our top ideas to turn up your home’s charm – perfect for embracing Valentine’s vibes and crafting a space that makes you feel at home every time you walk through the door.

Your Step-By-Step Guide To Smooth Moving

You’ve mentally moved into your new home, arranged your furniture just so, popped the champagne and sent out invites to your housewarming soiree. But between then and now, the somewhat less exciting part needs to happen – the move itself. There’s all the admin of things like changing over utilities to your new address and, of course, the big one – packing your life neatly into as few boxes as possible.

The secret to finding your dream home in 2025

As the new year begins, many of us are already chipping away studiously at our freshly set goals. Living a healthier lifestyle often tops the list alongside bigger life transformations like new jobs and new homes.

8 outdoor upgrades for the perfect summer!

Summer is the season for entertaining, and nothing elevates your hosting game quite like a well-designed outdoor space destined for soirees under the setting sun. Whether it’s an inviting alfresco area, a pristine pool, or proximity to breathtaking beaches, your outdoor setup can become the ultimate hub for summer fun while boosting your home’s value too. Here’s how to make the most of your outdoor spaces this summer:

Tips for caring for your community!

Being part of a community is about much more than just living in the same area – it’s about getting involved and creating positivity in your local area. Across Australia, countless opportunities await to give back, forge connections, and support meaningful causes. As the new year begins, there’s no better time to engage with your local community and make a difference right where you are. Here’s how:

Activate your Mind, Body and Soul With a New Hobby

Discovering a sense of purpose is often lauded as the key to leading a happy, fulfilled life, and fortunately, finding that key in 2025 might be easier than you thought. Personal achievements (big and small) and learning something new are two simple ways to derive greater fulfilment, meaning and intent from your life – both of which can be found by taking up a new hobby.

Rental markets stabilise amid rental provider opportunities

Australia’s rental market is showing signs of stabilisation as 2024 draws to a close, providing landlords with a moment to recalibrate strategies amidst a shifting property landscape. The latest CoreLogic Housing Value Index reveals that national rents increased by 5.3% over the past year, a significant slowdown from the double-digit growth rates seen during the pandemic. While rents remain above pre-pandemic averages, the pace of growth has decelerated markedly.

House prices slow or reverse as market cycle winds down

Australia’s property market shows signs of cooling as 2024 ends, offering mixed prospects for homeowners and first-time buyers about house prices.

Home renovation trends: what’s in and what’s next?

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on what made this year significant in the world of home renovations and to formulate a plan of attack for the year ahead.

We sell, rent and manage residential and commercial real estate in Busselton.