Mice and rats do not chew things out of a malicious spirit. Rodents need to chew all the time to prevent their teeth from getting too long. They will chew wood, electrical cabling and pipes. The damage can be serious – from fires and floods and damaged possessions. Prevention Don’t provide free bed and breakfast:…Read More→
Although the answer to this seems relatively straightforward, it can become quite intricate and complex from a smoke alarm compliance point of view. With an increase in multi-generational living and more young adults opting to live at home with their parents for longer, traditional bedrooms are not so ‘traditional’ anymore. Garages or media rooms with…Read More→
SQM Research today has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rate marginally increased to 2.1% over the month of October 2020. The total number of vacancies Australia-wide is now 74,221 vacant residential properties. This time last year, the national vacancy rate was also at 2.1%. In most capital cities the vacancy rate remained stable over…Read More→
With nothing but time, plenty of them, on our hands during this pandemic-imposed lockdown, we’ve got time to contemplate a lot of things – from the most profound to the most mundane. You probably started thinking about things that you never get to do while busy with your normal life pre-pandemic. While sitting at your…Read More→
Though the traditional reasons for spring cleaning do not apply to modern Australian life, spring remains the perfect time to do a thorough cleaning of your home. Sure, the tasks ahead feel daunting. But think about the exhilarating feeling afterwards from being able to see the the sun shine through sparkling clean windows and lying…Read More→
Most prophets of doom tend to share one thing in common: their predictions never come to pass. In fact, Queensland’s real estate market continues to defy even the most conservative predictions of property price falls as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The fact is, Queensland’s residential property market continues to show remarkably stable results,…Read More→
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) is demanding urgent action from the Palaszczuk Government to protect Queensland’s property market right now as a new wave of contagion threatens to undo the State’s recognised efforts of containing COVID-19 to date. CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Antonia Mercorella said the peak body…Read More→
How did the Brisbane and Queensland property market perform in June, and what can we expect moving forward? In these uncertain times, Brisbane and Sunshine state have had the benefit of being relatively unscathed by Covid-19 from a healthcare perspective, with low infection rates and mortality. This has meant the state has eased restrictions earlier…Read More→
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