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  • Lifestyle

Backyard Bonding: Outdoor Projects to Tackle Together

There’s something special about working on a home together. It might be planting a few herbs, giving the deck a fresh coat of paint, building a garden bed or simply rearranging the backyard to create a better place to sit and enjoy the sunshine. These projects don’t have to be ambitious or expensive to make…

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Spring Refresh: Simple Ways to Refresh Your Home

Spring has a way of making us look at our homes differently. After months of closed windows, darker mornings and spending more time indoors, the arrival of warmer weather can make every dusty shelf, cluttered cupboard and unfinished household job suddenly much more noticeable. But a spring reset does not have to mean spending an…

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Home Reset: Simple Changes for Better Everyday Living

Home doesn’t have to be perfect to feel good. In fact, more Australians are moving away from the idea of creating magazine-worthy spaces and instead focusing on homes that genuinely support the way they live. Whether it’s a busy family juggling school and sport, a professional working from the dining table a few days each…

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Why Multi-Generational Living Is Growing

For many Australians, the idea of multiple generations living under one roof was once considered something from the past. Today, it is becoming an increasingly common reality. Across metropolitan suburbs, regional towns and rural communities, more families are embracing multi-generational living arrangements as they navigate changing economic conditions, shifting family dynamics and evolving lifestyle priorities.…

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Rent vs Buy: When Does Buying Actually Make Sense in 2026?

For many Australians, one of the biggest questions in 2026 is no longer simply where to live. It is whether it makes more sense to keep renting or finally take the step into home ownership. The answer is rarely straightforward. Housing affordability remains a major challenge, interest rates are higher than many people became used…

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Spaces That Bring the Family Together

There’s something special about the spaces where life naturally gathers. The kitchen bench where morning conversations begin. The living room where everyone ends up at the end of the day. The outdoor table that becomes the setting for long lunches, celebrations and relaxed evenings as the sun goes down. These are the places where the…

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Simple Ways to Refresh Your Home for the Cooler Months

There’s something about this time of year that invites a reset. After the long weekend pause of Easter, life tends to settle into a gentler rhythm. The mornings feel cooler, the evenings arrive a little earlier and suddenly, we’re spending more time indoors again. It’s a natural transition point, not just in the calendar, but…

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Australia’s Rental Market in 2026

Australia’s rental market continues to be one of the most talked-about parts of the property landscape in 2026, and for good reason. After several years of rapid price growth and historically low supply, the market remains under pressure, even as conditions show subtle signs of stabilising in some regions. Here we look at what the…

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Hot 100 Suburbs for 2026: What the Trends Tell Us

Each year, realestate.com.au’s Hot 100 Suburbs report offers a fascinating snapshot of where Australia’s property market momentum is heading and the 2026 edition is no exception. Compiled using market data, economic analysis and expert insight, the list highlights suburbs tipped to outperform thanks to factors like infrastructure investment, affordability, demographic shifts and supply-demand imbalances. The…

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Why Buyers Are Choosing Regional and Rural Living

Across Australia in 2026, rural and regional living continues to shine for lifestyle-minded homeowners, investors and families seeking value outside the major cities. While capital city markets grapple with high prices, rental pressures and affordability challenges, regional and rural areas remain appealing for a mix of reasons that go far beyond cost alone. In fact,…

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Refresh Your Home with Cloud Dancer: Colour of the Year

Each year, Pantone’s Colour of the Year sets the tone for interiors, design and lifestyle. For 2026, that colour is Cloud Dancer. Soft, calm and quietly uplifting, it sits somewhere between warm white and gentle stone, bringing a sense of clarity, lightness and ease into a space. It’s not a colour that shouts. Instead, it…

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Rethinking the Spare Bedroom

Transform that forgotten space into something meaningful and full of life If you’re like most homeowners, your spare bedroom probably falls into one of two categories: the place where guests might stay once a year, or the convenient dumping ground for boxes, laundry, and “things you’ll sort out later.” Sound familiar? You’re not alone. But…

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