Blacklist: Brissie’s most notorious car and home theft suburbs
Forest Lake residents sadly top the list for home thefts (79 claims) and car thefts (27 claims), one of Queensland’s largest insurers, RACQ, has told Brisbane Times. The news gets worse, with the RACQ seeing a “steady rise” in car theft claims in Queensland between 2016 and 2019. Thankfully, home theft claims had declined over […]
#3 tips to organise your kitchen for speedy school lunches
The morning grind of finding clean uniforms, serving up breakfast and packing lunches is starting to weigh on your shoulders a little more heavily. So take whatever help you can get and that includes making sure your kitchen is working for your routine. A well organised kitchen, pantry and fridge can make meal preparation and […]
Expert tip: Brissie to rise 20% by 2022
Our latest favourite tip is from Smart Property Investment which reminds us that: “Most property analysts believe that Brisbane will see positive results in 2020 – even predicting that the capital city will see the greatest national gains in house prices, ultimately leading to a 20 per cent increase in median house price by 2022.” […]
Could an interest rate cut be on the cards next week?
Well, in the language of economists, that’s code for “pencil in a February rate cut peeps”. And now here we stand now just days away from the first RBA meeting of 2020. Should mortgage holders still be excited at the prospect of an imminent rate cut – one that would cut home loan repayments to […]
Brissie’s most popular pets revealed
Dogs are Australia’s most common household pet, reports the RSPCA, with 20 dogs for every 100 people nationally. New data from the Brisbane City Council reveals the most popular breeds amongst our pet pooches and perhaps not surprisingly Labradors top the list, reports the Brisbane Times. Amongst the rarest of registered fur babies was a […]
#5 ways to Feng Shui your entrance this Chinese New Year
The Chinese or Lunar New Year is a time for appreciating, sharing and wishing for continued good fortune. If you want to keep that good fortune cooking throughout 2020 try injecting a little positive energy into your home with a Feng Shui friendly entrance. Of all Feng Shui fit-outs, the front door is the most […]
What do property owners need to know about bushfires?
Media reports have been filled with commentary about the growing intensity of bushfires and other natural disasters as Australia adapts to more extreme weather patterns. The Red Cross Climate-Ready Communities guide says that it’s not just rural areas, but also urban fringe areas, that are now becoming most at risk of bushfires. So what do […]
Brissie rents are rising but tenants can still breathe easy
That’s the headline from the latest rental report from Domain, which shows Brisbane’s median weekly rent sits at $475 for houses and $400 for units. By comparison, this is well below the Gold Coast where houses command a weekly median rent of $520 and units ask for $430. So our tenants here in Brissie are […]
Budget hacks: #3 big fees first timers can side-step
We feel that buzz: pounding the pavement on Saturday morning, doing opens, with your decaf, plant-based, latte in hand. Or just a coke. We’re not judging. But while riding that home shoppers high, make sure you also keep your feet firmly grounded in a realistic buying budget. That means knowing what fees you’re likely to […]
Brisbane prices set to dodge 2020 curve balls
Predicting specific price movements in the relatively short time span of just one year is difficult because a lot of things can happen locally, nationally and internationally to affect the magic growth number. In general terms, Brisbane remains a steady market. But will it grow by 1 per cent, 3 per cent or 6 per […]
