Will the kitchen and bathroom renovation boom continue?

Will the kitchen and bathroom renovation boom continue? Many Business Partners of Universal Media Co are quite rightly seeking to pivot away from “more jobs” to “more of the right kind of job” in 2022 as boom conditions in the kitchen and bathroom renovation market continue.  This short article looks at the number of “people […]

Gardening Still Provides that Safe Haven After Lockdowns

Gardening Still Provides that Safe Haven After Lockdowns The gardening boom appears here to stay for many Aussies who took up gardening during lockdown. Food gardening continues as a decade long trend, providing not only the reward of produce, but an escape from the indoors. This article from The Conversation tracks the trends. Click here […]

Home Loans for Renovations up 51%

Home Loans for Renovations up 51% According to the HIA, the total value of housing loans issued in 2021 reached almost $370 billion, up by 51 per cent on the previous year and the strongest year since records began in 2002.  It looks like renovations may lead the post-covid recovery. Click here to read more

Housing Market Reaches 9 Trillion

Housing Market Reaches 9 Trillion Interest in home media has grown in 2021 due to higher participation in the property game overall.  Times are good for property, building and renovation – you just can’t overcapitalise in a market like this. Click here to read more

Nielsen Fast Facts on Home Renovation in Sept 2021

Nielsen Fast Facts on Home Renovation in Sept 2021 The Universal Media Co Home Group is experiencing the now-familiar lockdown increase of interest in home content.  Now Nielsen have devoted their September Fast Facts eNewsletter to this market, which shows all the signs of pent-up demand as locked-down consumers chase renovation products and services.  Outdoor, […]

Renovation Boom Set to Continue says ABS

Renovation Boom Set to Continue says ABS Yes, it’s not just the Universal Home Group talking up the current renovation boom – the number of Australians who are investing in renovation works is visible in the data and set to increase, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  Between Dec 2020, Jan 2021 […]