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First-Home Buyers are taking Over Investors

With the increasing number of first-home buyers snatching up apartments and townhouses that may otherwise have been bought by investors, first-home buyers are now acquiring the benefits brought about by the sluggish Perth housing market.

According to the Real Estate Institute of WA, investors had lost interest in buying house & land packages due to the city’s over-priced properties; thus, decreasing competition and forcing down prices of house plans designs, particularly for multi-residential properties which usually attract investors. more…

Australian Couples Put House Plans Ahead of Children

Australian couples have now put their house plans ahead of their plan of having children. They want a house plan first before having kids.

As the cost of entering the property market rises, around one in three Australians are now planning to delay their plans to start or grow a family. more…

Look for Quality in this Buyers’ Market

Almost all are of the same opinion that buyers of house for sale need to sort through all the large volumes on the market to find a quality property as the performance of Melbourne’s residential market is illustrated differently depending on who you ask.

According to Greville Pabst, from valuer WBP Property Group, the market has been observed to be in complete flight in March, with 2925 auctions and an average clearance rate of 63 per cent.

This year alone, there have been 5500 auctions in Melbourne, a nice improvement of 200 over this time last year. The majority of the properties passed in have sold later, while the clearance rate is lower.

Sean Thomson, one of WBP’s senior residential advisers, states that what is happening is like a textbook case of quality properties finding a buyer and compromised ones being left on the block. He also added that now is a good time to be a buyer instead of house builders for most auctions are selling close to their reserve. more…

Honeysuckle – The Color of the Year 2011

A bold reddish-pink shade, something in between fuchsia and pink – Honeysuckle is the color for the year 2011. Yes, it’s the in color for houses for 2011. A bold and dynamic color, it encourages and uplifts us. As a color, this bold pink uplifts our mind and gives us confidence, spirit, and courage to meet everyday challenges.

Using this vibrant color of honeysuckle in home designs enlivens the homes and uplifts the spirit of anyone living in these houses. House designs and plans with honeysuckle as their color would really be abundant this year. Home builders have now begun using this color in their display homes. more…

New Hope for New Homes

Every family needs a home because home is where the heart is in all families. Home is the safest, most comforting place to be. It is where one can be who they are without people judging them. It is a cozy place, it is a haven. It is a haven and a refuge for families from the stress of the outside world. That is why, it is always in everybody’s dream to be able to build a home they can call their own. A place where one can relax and be oneself. Home is a place where people can be a family and share their dreams. So, there really is no place like home.

With Australia’s growing economy that is on its way up to a climax, new houses for sale are offered especially to clients enjoying the benefits of a booming economy. In reference to the HIA-JELD-WEN New Home, sales report shows that the number of new homes sold increased by 2.5% in January this year. This news is relieving to note as compared to the sales the previous year. As stated by HIA chief economist Dr. Harley Dale, “the new home building sector was buffeted in 2010 by rising interest rates and a lack of policy reform to wind back the impact of the dead hand of regulation on new housing costs”. Thus, increase in homes sold in Australia is good news.

With this news in hand, new Australia houses for sale are the in thing. Australian home builders collaborated to produce the best quality, cost-worthy, modern new houses for sale. more…