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Watch Love It or List It Australia now exclusively on Foxtel’s Lifestyle to see what Jess and Chris did with this home. In the latest episode of Love It Or List It Australia, Jess and Chris have a common property dilemma – update their Coorparoo heritage home or sell it?  Jess and Chris with hosts Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker. Picture: Love It Or List It Australia Jess loves the character of this Queenslander and thinks a renovation could transform the house while Chris thinks it’s better to sell it. What should they do? Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker hosts of Love It Or List It Australia take a look and offer their advice. List it: Why now is a great time to sell Updating a heritage home can be costly, particularly if you don’t have any industry contacts or aren’t particularly skilled at DIY, says Winter. Labour costs can be high and renovations can sometimes reveal other structural issues that need to be fixed in older homes. The din...

  [caption id="attachment_156701" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Bad Loans[/caption] Bad Loans :  M ortgage lender reported million net loss for six months compared to the same period a year ago on the back of increased provisions for bad loans . Troubled mortgage lender Shelter Afrique has reported a $2.16 million net loss for the six months ended June, compared to a net profit of $1.65 in the same period a year ago on the back of increased provisions for bad loans . Shelter Afrique’s loan impairment charges — provisions for credit which may not be recovered in full — jumped 173.63 per cent in the half year period to $5.6 from $2 million in a similar period last year. Bad loans ! The housing financier’s loan book dropped by 6.96 per cent in the six month period to June to $263.4 million from $283.1 million.Net interest income rose 19.12 per cent to $8.12 million from $6.81 million the lender said.  The company — owned by 44 Af...

Rotimi Ajanaku is from the Ajanaku dynasty in Lagos Island ‘Oke Popo’. He was born and bred in Ibadan . For want of a better description, Rotimi Ajanakus is a misunderstood man. Like a proverbial cat with nine lives, despite several shots fired at his breath, Rotimi keeps resurfacing stronger. With the sobriquet ‘Don Dino’ in the social radar,  he means different things to different people. Close allies define him as a free giver as he is always willing to extend helping hands to others. Rotimi Ajanaku Rotimi has a thriving business that cut across hospitality, transportation, oil and gas, agriculture and real estate. He delved into the murky waters of politics in Oyo state where he contested but lost out at the party primaries. Rotimi is from the Ajanaku dynasty in Lagos Island ‘Oke Popo’. He was born and bred in Ibadan where he spent his growing days. Dandy Rotimi spares no cost in giving himself a nice treat. He went off the social radar for a...

[caption id="attachment_858" align="aligncenter" width="500"] High mortgage ratesare [/caption] Mortgage rates can also affect sellers who are wishing to place their home on the market. While you want to obtain the most money for your home at closing .  Mortgage rates . Unless you’re one of the fortunate few who plan on using cash to purchase a home, you need to stay aware with what’s going on with the mortgage industry. Mortgage rates are indeed on the rise. But the good news is that they are still at record lows. Although they probably won’t stay at this level forever, you want to determine how the increasing rates may affect your future in the housing industry. Rushing to Purchase a Home As rates begin to climb, those in the market for a new home typically rush out to purchase a dwelling. But most housing experts advise against this sudden yearning. Buying a home is a major investment, and you don’t want to make a mistake by purchasing something tha...

Lack of sufficient insurance coverage for many homeowners in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico . Many homeowners have limits on their home insurance policies that are too low to cover the full cost of repairing or rebuilding in case of a natural disaster—and the problem is particularly alarming in areas at risk of hurricanes and flooding, The Wall Street Journal reports. Catastrophic damage left in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria last year revealed a widespread lack of sufficient insurance coverage for many homeowners in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere, according to the Journal . The problem is that while many homeowners may have home insurance, their policies are too low or they don’t have flood coverage, which generally must be purchased under a separate policy. “Many people thought that they had a fully insured home or fully insured business” before last year’s storms, says Iraelia Pernas, executive director of Acodese, an industry ...

Just how large a house really is may depend on whom you ask . Just how large a house really is may depend on whom you ask, The Wall Street Journal reports. That’s because appraisers, developers, builders, real estate professionals, tax assessors, and architects all measure spaces differently. No universal standard exists for calculating a home’s square footage. Further, it can also vary regionally. Read more : Say Goodbye to This Suburbia Staple For example, some calculate space on only the interior dimensions of finished living spaces. Some industry insiders may count the garage or finished basement in the square footage; others may not. Whether to count the square footage of balconies, basements, garages, or even wall thickness can vary too. Fifty-eight percent of 400 consumers recently surveyed by Houzz.com said estimates of their home’s square footage varied among real estate professionals. Square footage is an important number when it comes to buying a house or r...

[caption id="attachment_10513" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 10 facts to knowfor Land buyers in Nigeria[/caption] Below are the 10 facts to know , for Land buyers in Nigeria. 1. Know and study the “Land Use Act” of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 very well. 2. All approvement must be by Written documents 3. All activities must be Camera/Video 4. Don’t deal with a thug, or lawless persons 5. Make sure the receipt is genuine and include Nigeria post stamp and properly Written. READABLE TO CONTAIN A. Date of issuance B. Name of seller/issuance C. Location and size of the land D. Amount paid written in words E. Period, or condition of sales 6. Make sure you link the seller to an indigenous family owner 7. Local and State Zoning authority may be notify for fact-findings in the Governmentt Land gazette. 8. Make sure you publish the land in a National news Paper for public notice. 9. Don't be far away from your land and try to develop, farm or put a...