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Why Activa Homes Group Is the Least Scary Investment Choice

Don’t Be Spooked by Property Investments! As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to feel spooked by the unknown, especially when it comes to property investments. But...

Don’t Be Spooked!

Don’t Be Spooked by Building Your Dream Home! As Halloween approaches, it’s time for treats, tricks, and spooky fun. But there’s one thing you don’t...

The Next Big Thing

Wouldn’t it be great if, as investors, we knew which suburb was going to be ‘the next big thing’? If only there were signs …...

Design Guidelines

Did you know that when you sign the offer and acceptance for land in a new development, it is more than likely that you are...

Maintaining Your Investment

Vacancy rates in Perth continue to remain at record lows and industry sources believe that they are likely to remain that way for some time. ...

Special Occasions

Would you believe that Christmas is less than a month away!  Rather than sit and lament about how fast the year has gone, let’s focus...

A Gift That Keeps On Giving

It’s that time of the year when we head out to the shops in search of gifts for our family.  Something meaningful or something playful,...

What Is The Property Market Cycle?

The property market cycle is based on years of data, and resembles a circle of boom and bust.  But is it different in Perth this...

Spring Cleaning

Spring is well and truly in the air and it’s that time of year when many of us are preparing our homes to entertain family...

Learning About Property Development

When it comes to property developing, as entrepreneur and Action Coach CEO Brad Sugars would say, you need to ‘learn before you earn’! Before investing...

Mum & Dad To The Rescue

We are in the middle of a housing and rental crisis.  It has been prolonged and there is very little hope for a short-term solution;...

Spring Into Action

Spring has sprung and with the weather warming up and renewed optimism in the air, now is the time to start your building journey with...

We Specialise in Building Relationships!

Some of you may ask how a small building company like ours can possibly be specialists in building single storey & double storey homes as...

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act

On July 1st, the State government Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act came into effect amongst much media hype and angst.  Essentially, the government got the ‘what’...

Partners In Property

The 22/23 Financial Year has come to an end. It was an interesting year for investment properties; with high interest rate hikes offset but extremely...

Flexibility With Your New Custom Home

One of the main reasons people choose a custom home builder is flexibility.  As a client, you get more say from the initial design stages,...

Winter Warmers

When designing your future home, you are designing your future lifestyle.  With the cold weather upon us, here are some winter warmer ideas designed to...

5 Steps to Prepare For Your Pre-Start

Doing the pre-start for you new home can be overwhelming.  There are so many choices to make from the colours and style of your front...

Rental Reforms

Investors have been leaving the market in droves given the ongoing interest rate hikes, tighter lending criteria and the fall out from the pandemic.  Investors,...

Understanding Your Home Building Contract

Understanding your new home building contract is essential for ensuring a stress free and rewarding building journey.  There are a lot of documents involved and,...

Singles Scene

Looking to get into the singles scene?  A brand new single storey home that it is! With block sizes getting smaller, it’s easy to think...

Mandatory Building Inspections

Mandatory Building Inspections are in place across most of Australia … except WA.  There have been calls for years for the practice to be implemented...

Is Your New Home Design Up To Spec?

Working on your new home design involves more than creating a floor plan and elevation .  It also includes your specification or list of inclusions. ...

How I Became A Property Investor

It all started in the late 1990s when I saw a colleague of mine buying a development site and building 3 units on it and...

What do a small business and a custom builder have in common?

As soon as you enter a small business, you are met with a welcoming atmosphere; a place where you know that you will be well...

Opportunity to Design

The property that you want to build should be more than just bricks and mortar.  Whether you are building your dream home or an investment...

Three Ways That You Can Build

The excitement for the Home Building Grants has turned to despair for many out there trying to build their dream home.  The lure of extra...

Specialist vs Generalist

When you’re generally not feeling well, you’d go and see your GP.  As a General Practitioner and will have a general idea of what’s going...

Building To Your Budget

There’s a very good reason why you should use a builder appointed draftsperson, to design your new home.  It’s because the builder has just as...

How do you know you’ve got the best builder?

How do you know you’ve got the best builder? It certainly doesn’t come down to the cheapest quote and it goes beyond comparing specifications. So...