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Selling Houses Australia: Step back in time in Engadine, NSW
Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore

Selling Houses Australia: Step back in time in Engadine, NSW

Vanessa, a single mum of two young kids, was struggling to sell her family home after a difficult separation. Despite its spacious layout and prime location, the home had been on the market for six months without success. So, what could be the problem? For starters, the layout was upside down, with the living spaces upstairs and the bedrooms down.

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A tiny house makeover in Hastings, Victoria on Selling Houses Australia
Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore

A tiny house makeover in Hastings, Victoria on Selling Houses Australia

We visit Hastings, Victoria, where Pete was desperately trying to sell his family home so he and his girlfriend Bridget could buy their own. The issue on this one was a weird one – the ‘main’ home on the property was teeny tiny, and it was connected to a (surprise!) quite spacious granny flat! The two homes were disjointed and bland, but rather than delivering two small houses squeezed onto one block, we had to create one big family home.

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How to decorate a neutral living room
Wendy Moore Wendy Moore

How to decorate a neutral living room

So many people love decorating with neutrals; it’s so soothing and serene, and it definitely has longevity. There’s also a feeling of safety that goes along with choosing this palette, but it can easily slip in boring if you’re not careful.

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Colour theory: how house paint can update a home’s look
Wendy Moore Wendy Moore

Colour theory: how house paint can update a home’s look

When it comes to renovation projects, the result of a simple paint job can be stunning. A fresh coat of paint can make any house look, well, fresh and is a relatively inexpensive and quick way to give a series of sad-sack rooms a fantastic facelift.

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When is the best time to sell a house?
Wendy Moore Wendy Moore

When is the best time to sell a house?

There are so many reasons that people sell houses, but the one you might be thinking of – making a profit – is rarely the true motivation to sell a family home. An investment property, sure, but a home where you’ve lived for years, raised a family and invested countless hours of love and attention? It’s much harder to move on from that. If you’re thinking about it, here are some lessons I’ve learned from Selling Houses Australia on how to tell if it’s a good time to sell.

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Selling Houses Australia: Tumby Bay bus, our first tiny home
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Selling Houses Australia: Tumby Bay bus, our first tiny home

Welcome to Tumby Bay, although the home on this episode is not really tied to one postcode – because it’s a bus! The Tumby Bay bus renovation was one of our most challenging yet on Selling Houses Australia because there was simply very little room to  move, and the budget matched the floor plan. It was SMALL. Couple Sarah and Tom were in a financial pinch and needed to move on this bus, a snap purchase that Sarah deeply regretted. More of a nightmare than the ‘fun project’ she’d hoped for, it was time to move it on. I needed to do a lot here - it had no functioning spaces with the exception of the existing bed frame. But there was no mattress, to be clear…

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Selling Houses Australia: Trapped in the 1990s in Windsor Downs, NSW
Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore Selling Houses Australia Wendy Moore

Selling Houses Australia: Trapped in the 1990s in Windsor Downs, NSW

Windsor Downs was one of the biggest projects I’ve ever seen on Selling Houses Australia! When we arrived at the property I was shocked by the sheer size of it – Andrew had dropped me and Dennis into it again!! Inside, a 1990s symphony of aubergine and pistachio greeted me, along with a lot of dim, dark rooms. So much… disconnect space. I could see why potential buyers weren’t loving it. 

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