There’s No Place Like Homo: The Death Of The Queer Ghetto
Does the Lavender Belt exist any more? I heard it more recently referred to as ‘The Pink Triangle’, that section of metropolitan Perth bordered by Leederville, East Perth and Bayswater. This is the precinct once regarded as the major residential zone for gay and lesbian people, if not the only one.
When I lived in North Perth for 13 years, most of my gay friends and colleagues lived within this zone. But this was during the 1990’s and the world has changed a lot since then. (more…)
Prepare Your Home For A Hot Sale
Spring and summer are the most popular months to sell a home and Rob Druitt of Druitt & Shead First National Real Estate has some advice on how to make your home the hot item this summer.
Homebuyers thoughts will naturally turn to patios, outdoor entertaining areas, landscaping, air conditioning and pools during the warmer months.
‘First impressions are critical and nothing is more off-putting to a buyer than entering a stuffy, hot house on a 30-degree day, which is why it’s important to make your home summer-friendly,’ Rob Druitt said. (more…)
Real Estate Profiles: First Homebuyers
The first homebuyer demographic is one of the few sections of the real estate market that is quite strong at the moment, with people taking advantage of the increased first homebuyers grant and lower interest rates.
Price guide
Under $400,000
First Home Buyers Priorities
While people’s individual needs may differ, the basic requirement for a first homebuyer should be a property that will increase in value over time. Not a big problem according to real estate agent Paul Owen, ‘If you are looking at a long-term investment, I can guarantee you will make money on a property you buy today. (more…)
Living the Simple Life - On moving in and getting on
The first night my girlfriend and I spent in our new abode, I was so excited about decorating it. When I sat perched upon the kitchen bench with her and her best friend, it wasn’t our sparse unfurnished rooms I saw. The empty dining room with its white walls was, in my mind, the setting of lavish dinner parties and sophisticated mood lighting. The dining table and chairs that had been donated to us were mere starter furniture, to get us through. In my mind, I saw a house to rival the images on the pages of the home style magazines that I have been devouring since I can’t remember when. I was impatient to get started and couldn’t wait to create my dream home. (more…)
To Market, To Market
.jpg)
Buying a house is an adventure. It has a quest, hero, damsels in distress (guess who?) and villains. My fiancé and I have recently joined the masses in this pursuit to buy a house. We have discovered that sometimes, the real estate agent fits into the black cape of the villain.
When we entered the housing market with the blush of naivety, they circled around us as though we were prey. I could almost hear ‘fresh meat’! They pounded us with a smattering of questions ‘How much are you willing to pay?’ ‘Have you been looking for long?’ Innocently, we answered honestly. (more…)
business exposure