Home Renovation Wishing Well

I’m at this stage if my life when you started to notice the whole parallel universe of wedding offers and services (funny how it works).

Just came across this online Wishing Well for Home Renovation. What a nice way to ask for a new kitchen, bathroom, or a house painting! Talking about a useful gift that will last for years. Use it for your wedding, birthday, or housewarming gift.

They set up a separate bank account were your guests can contribute in $50 or $100 increments – whichever you set up. Money then given to a couple as a cash contribution to go towards their Home Renovation.

P.S. They also have a Mortgage Contribution Wishing Well. Not bad either!

Little Living Space Design

So much is said about how unaffordable the housing is - it’s depressing. So this video to remind you that happiness is an attitude! And a bit of attitude and creativity can go a very long way!

Christian Schallert created the most amazing place out of a tinny-tiny 24 squre metre (250 square foot) depilated pigeon loft that nobody wanted! It’s a Lego for grown up and a boat-inspired loft living! Everything is convertible and multi-used. It’s amazing how stylish, unclutters and functional this apartment is!

Disaster in Japan

Poor Japan! One disaster after another! Can’t watch TV news anymore, can’t stop watching it!

Win $10,000 worth home re-painting!

You can win $10,000 worth home re-painting, thanks to the First National Real Estate & Dulux! You do not need to be their client. But you have to be NSW resident. To enter the competition visit www.pimpyourproperty.com.au and follow the prompts.

Painting is one of the most important way to add value to the home. As National Communications Manager, Stewart Bunn put it - "I’m sure that whoever wins this competition will improve the value of their home by more than the $10,000 investment First National will be making on their behalf"
Good luck!

Solving housing affordability - Chinese style

Isn't it amazing?!!
China is known for radical solving major political and economical issues. Overpopulation was resolved once and forever with one child policy. Now they found a fix for the housing affordability. Imagine this getting through our parliament!!!

"Pushed by fears of the inflationary effects of rapidly escalating property prices and the social effects of the decreasing affordability in major Chinese cities, the Chinese government has introduced tough new rules.

Announced on 27 January 2011, strict new property rules now apply to residential property investments in China, which will undoubtedly have a significant impact on Chinese property investors. These include:

• Buyers of second homes will require a 60% deposit.


• Ban on families purchasing a third home.


• Allowed to purchase only one home outside their registered home city.


• Stamp duty on full home sale value if sold within five years.


• Stamp duty up to a maximum of 16% if sold within one year.

Changes to town planning rules will also have an effect, with up to 70% of all land for new housing development being for affordable or social housing.

These new rules are likely to have a significant impact, and in particular, the setting of home selling price targets with heavy financial penalties if values go beyond the targets set. As a result of these changes, we anticipate that Chinese buyers may reconsider their local property purchases and evaluate alternative investments elsewhere.

More Chinese buyers downunder are on their way."

Michael Matusik (property analyst) www.matusik.com.au

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