What do Home Inspection Hub inspectors look for when conducting a pre-purchase house inspection? Our inspectors are equipped with an exclusive mobile app, designed to produce a thorough house inspection report, covering the interior and exterior areas of the property. We check the site, foundations, underfloor and roof space, exterior and interior areas, wet areas, …
Year: 2019
November Housing Market Report
The national clearance rate from last Saturday’s auctions (9 November) was a healthy 73%. Victoria saw a 76% clearance rate for houses and a 67% clearance rate for units. Source: REIV Market Insights, 11 November 2019. Auction clearance rates have remained above 70% for most weeks since mid-September and median selling time has continued its …
Summer Scorch: Protect Your Home and Family When The Heat Hits
The expression ‘four seasons in one day’ is never truer than when describing Melbourne’s spring weather. A few days of hot dry weather can often be followed by rain, hail and thunder. Eventually though, summer really hits. Keep reading for advice on keeping your home and family safe, cool and comfortable when the mercury rises. …
Why Do I Need A Pre-Purchase House Inspection?
Are you entering the property market for the first time? Perhaps you’ve decided to upsize, downsize, tree change, sea-change or just want a change of scene! Buying a new home is an exciting adventure. You may have attended several open for inspections and fallen in love with a property. Perhaps the property you want is …
Kitchens Sell Houses
According to the latest REIV quarterly report, Melbourne house prices are up by 4.5%, while the prices of metropolitan units has grown by 3.9%. This is the highest quarterly result since March 2017. These encouraging figures may be helping you make the decision to put your home on the market. If you have a budget …
Why Get A New Home Inspection in Melbourne?
Last year, the value of the Australian housing construction market was estimated at $105.4 billion with close to 300,000 new dwellings under construction and a further 40,000 dwellings in approved projects waiting to start. (Source: HIA Window Into Housing 2019). Residential real estate underpins Australia’s wealth and the construction industry is one of the big …