Remember how we love ogling at interior decors of display homes including the bathrooms and ensuites? Well I think we have ogled enough to even take note of the basin, bathtub and toilet brand names such as a Saniflo toilet!   Insane? Hmm I guess we have nothing better to do. Display homes are just [...]

Another one of my neighbours have put up a “For Sale” sign on their property. All the original owners seem to be upgrading very quickly, except us.   I am sure it won’t be long before we see movers coming in and out of their house. Each time I see people moving, it reminds me [...]

Last week we were going to visit some display homes yet again. I know, it’s not like we have plans to upgrade nor afford another one but it’s fun to know what’s in the market and to see how much has changed.   I think we are so used to looking at various homes that [...]

Yup we’re at it again. Went to pick up some price lists and brochures at Clarendon Homes, Beechwood Homes, Allworth Homes and Westminster Homes. While we were there, we took the opportunity to check out some of the display houses again.   I really love how they usually mount the plasma or lcd tvs onto [...]

Yeah I wish I could say that but it’s not me.  I often like to read about how families manage to pay off their mortgages within a targeted time frame. The most recent article I read was of a family who paid off a AU$165k mortgage within 4 years. That’s a very good achievement!   [...]

We visited some top of the range display homes at Bella Vista out of curiosity  There weren’t many, maybe about a dozen.  We didn’t go into all of them as the weather wasn’t really for a leisure walk.  Except of course when you are in a display home where the air cond is strong enough.  Some [...]

That is what’s going on in the neighbourhood’s properties.  One by one are being sold by the original owners.  I wonder why.  Hopefully it is because of better things in store for them.  Whenever I see the “For Sale” sign at a house on our street, I feel kinda sad that another original owner is moving [...]

I just wrote about how we often get flyers from real estate agents lately and guess what? Yesterday a real estate agent actually came knocking at our door asking if we have any plan to sell our home. At least he was professional, introduced himself and the real estate agency he was representing.   I [...]

It has been officially announced today (see SMH article) that the doubled First Home Owners Grant of AU$14k will end on this coming June 30.  I feel sorry for all those who have missed out on this.  It will revert back to AU$7k … well better than nothing.  The doubling of the grant to AU$14k [...]

Yesterday while we were driving home after taking the little one to the playground, we noticed several display homes that were newly opened to the public.   The builder is Metricon and the homes are resort style themed. It is a very interesting concept, really like a holiday home once you step inside. All of [...]

The first time I noticed a real estate agent displayed properties in photos on a digital signage, I was impressed. I liked the idea. It certainly caught my attention as I stood there looking at several properties being shown at the time. Instead of having to squint my eyes looking and reading the tiny prints [...]

I read in the local newspaper two days ago that several couples actually camped overnight to grab their share of new land release at The Ponds. Wow! I didn’t realize that times like these land could still sell like hot cakes. I am guessing the increase in the First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) from: AUD7k [...]

People may think we are crazy to visit display homes so often. Usually friends get the wrong impression that we are planning to upgrade to a bigger home or buy another property. I do wish that is true. Well, we just can’t help visiting display homes since they are just around the corner, too close [...]

We went to visit The Ponds Display Village last weekend seeing that it was a sunny day. This display home village is very new, opened just last month and has homes by six different builders. We managed to only see four homes before it got cold and windy. Will resume this weekend or any other [...]

Would you buy a house just a few metres away from a busy traffic lights junction?     Close up shot   It will be interesting to note how quick the corner house will sell. I simply cannot imagine living just beside a very busy set of traffic lights. The noise, pollution and the car [...]