Smithfield Village Blog

So, you’ve created your dream garden and now you’re ready to enjoy it. With the help of leading national landscape designer, LD Total, we’ve put together some general maintenance tips to ensure your new garden flourishes for years to come.

Whether you're moving into your ‘twilight years’, already retired, an empty nester, or just looking to declutter and simplify your life, downsizing can have many benefits. To make a well-considered decision, it’s important to take the time to thoroughly research a property and location to make sure it’s going to suit your needs now and in the future. To help you get the ball rolling, we’ve collated some thought-starters.

Melbourne’s property market was hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but housing values have bounced back strongly. Now we’re hearing rhetoric that the city’s real estate market is easing, which means deciding where to invest in 2022 is likely to be a much more considered call. So, what are some of the Melbourne suburbs to watch if you’re considering making an investment this year? We’ve collated our top picks.

Australians are well-known for our love of the great outdoors and taking time to soak up the sunshine, so creating an outdoor space you love as part of your new home, and turning your vision into reality needs foresight, thorough research, and a considerable amount of effort. To help get you started, we have asked national landscape designer, LD Total, to share their top landscaping tips for establishing a new garden.

In 2021 Australia’s property market reached new heights with national property values skyrocketing 22.1%. Record-low interest rates, a shortage of supply, and government stimulus packages are just some of the factors which led this remarkable growth not seen since the late 1980s.

When the COVID pandemic hit, the doomsdayers and naysayers made bold predictions that Australia’s housing market was about to hit a swift downhill slide. Amid the merry-go-round of lockdowns, restrictions, mask-wearing and working from home, some property experts forecast hefty real estate price drops of more than 30%. But that prediction didn’t translate in 2021. In fact, it couldn’t have been further from reality.