Samantha Thorne

When you're looking to refresh or update your home, especially before putting it on the market, a lick of paint is usually a good starting point. But how much does it cost?If you ask painters or...

It doesn’t matter if you’re buying or selling a home; if your home has pests, you'll want to get rid of them.If you're selling your home, there's more to preparation than home staging and...

After you’ve been working in a particular job for years, it’s easy to get to work each day and just go through the motions - you know the job so well you could practically do it blindfolded.While...

If you're embarking on the journey of selling a property, you'll already be aware that the process costs money. But sometimes, we aren't aware of how much it really costs to sell a house. While...

When you compare real estate agents, you will find a possibly bewildering range of commissions and fees. Are they fixed or are they negotiable? Fortunately, commissions and fees are negotiable....

When you purchase a home, you pay a mortgage to a lender. What you may not know is that home loans often come with other fees attached. Some fees may be payable in advance. You may have to pay...

For Tony Testa, the sale of the family home was an emotional moment. It had been in the family for 48 years. He was raised there and his children had also spent part of their childhood at their...

Colin, who represented Australia at two games and has cycled from Melbourne to Sydney, brings a can-do attitude to everything in his life. Besides driving a car, he reckons he can do anything...

Agency: Inner Real Estate NextREAnthony Cimino knew at five years old that he would grow up to be a real estate agent. Attending auctions with his Real Estate agent father as a child on the...