Australians, as deduced by a Queensland survey, have changed little over the years when it comes to factors they regard foremost for their house designs. They are quite concrete about certain (largely artificial) home factors while showing leniency towards those like natural adornments, reports Venessa Paech on the website realestate.com.au. There is a hint that these considerations may only bleakly change, when we survey people of other states.
maximise home value Archives - Page 4
Low Interest Rates to Boost Housing Construction
In an article for the property site realestate.com.au, Peter Kouilzos succinctly puts forward why he feels 2014 is one hell of an investment year. Unlike what any prospective buyer would like to imagine, this is not about capital growth. Kouilzos contests that while the growth will be more along the sustained lines, there is a special factor that makes 2014 a much coveted-year for property investors. Here is taking a look.
Read More
How To Renovate Without Reducing Your Home’s Value
We all want to live in the perfect home. To many people, this implies custom designed and custom tailored home renovations.
While renovation offers a lot of exciting potential for your home, there are a number of pitfalls you must watch out for.
A major problem that occurs over and over is that enthusiastic home renovators spend more on their renovations than they will ever recoup when they eventually try to sell their property.
In this article, I discuss renovating without reducing your home’s value.
Read More
The Many Benefits of a Well-manicured Lawn
It has been established that an evenly-grassed and good looking lawn increases the value of your property by almost 12%. Moreover, a well-manicured lawn gives you a quick respite from your hectic schedule, spawning a natural atmosphere of relaxation. All we just need to do is be methodical about laying our lawns.
Should You Invest In a Fixer Upper?
Long before I first harboured the dream of being a home designer and was pretty much uninitiated on the subject, the term “fixer upper” used to intrigue me a lot. Of course, I did not know back then that the same term would come to haunt me on several occasions, giving me designing (renovating) nightmares.
So you ask me is buying a fixer upper a worthy bargain? There is no straight answer to this question. Honestly!
Read More
Should You Renovate Or Sell In Order To Upsize?
Maybe your family is about to get bigger or perhaps you are looking for a separate home cum office space. You have two choices here. Either you upsize by buying a new home altogether or you renovate your existing home and try extending it as much as possible.
When faced with such choice, which way should you go? Let me share a few thoughts. May be they will help you with decision-making.
Read More
What’s The Noise About ROI-centric Home Renovations
While psychological and emotional factors play a big role in determining our renovation strategies, we will have to confess that Return on Investment (ROI) also plays on our mind all through the process.
I have clients who have said on record that they love the concept of green homes and at the same time asked me in a hushed up voice “Will it pay off Martin?” Let me share with you a couple of values I hold dear and delve in a few stray strategies for you.
Read More
5 Home Upgrade Errors To Keep Away From
Irrespective of the money you pour into your home upgrade, it will fail to make an impact unless you weave it in sync with the immediate neighbourhood. The old designing gospel of “don’t get a blue roof if your neighbours have a beige one” rings so true for upgrades, too. Apart from that, you need to keep a close eye on the market trend, local preferences, and the geographical placement of your home.
Read More