On a crisp winter’s day in a small Victorian town, three friends are admiring the rolling hills. “Look at that,” one of them says as he points to the place where the piercing blue sky meets the golden earth. “That’s what people come here for.” The others agree.

Melbourne homes are being sold quicker than new ones are listed, leaving buyers struggling to find properties in time for Christmas despite a staggering 170.9 per cent jump in new listings in October. New listings rebounded to unseasonable levels coming out of lockdown, Domain senior research analyst Nicola Powell said, but were now slightly lower…

Published in Domain News/The Age, October 30, 2020 New houses should no longer be built in bushfire-risk areas unless strict conditions are met, a new report has warned, after the devastating Black Summer bushfires which claimed more than 3000 homes across the country. All states allow for homes to be built in bushfire and flood-prone…

Published in Domain News and on The Age website Way back a thousand years ago in February, social media was filled with photos of food in restaurants and outfits worn to go out with other people. Fast forward to May and people began to post much more about parks, specifically those with natural elements –…

When design agency managing director Sean Smith’s lease was up on his one-bedroom, inner-city apartment, he was ready to sign again for another two years. But with the COVID-19 pandemic seeing migration and tourism grind to a halt, Melbourne CBD rentals have become plentiful and cheap – leaving Mr Smith to look for more bang…