Why the Covid Gardening Boom is About More than Food The gardening boom is not just about food – it’s about getting real. With the disappearance of so much intimate encounter, the prospect of plunging our hands in the soil has gained extraordinary appeal. Click here to read more
What Does an Audience of People With Home Projects Actually Look Like? Ever wondered what the Universal Media Co Home Audience looked like? In a recent Activation, we asked the readers of one of our home publications – Home Design – what they thought of the magazine in an activation that ran from January to […]
Builders call on Government to introduce $40k uncapped new Home Building and Renovation Grant It’s not policy yet, but here at Universal Media Co we encourage the Federal Government to look at the new economic modelling commissioned by Master Builders Australia, who found a $40,000 uncapped new home building grant would deliver 14,000 extra new […]
Renovation to be covered in the Home Grants Scheme This story from News implies that the government will pay out grants of around $25,000 for people to build new homes or renovate – but not everyone will be eligible. Click here to read more
Improving Houses Australia: how’d you like a $40k grant to renovate your home? This story from the Peter Switzer website talks to the current stimulus spending in the home renovation market. According to Switzer “the Government wants to put a Scott Cam in every would-be renovators house to make their property the best on The […]
Coronavirus lockdown inspires home improvement, as consumer spending rebounds The home sector is a stand-out in this commentary on CAB and ABS data from May 2020. While Food and alcohol card spending turned higher than a year ago, while spending on household furnishings and equipment was up by 53 per cent as people used more […]
Renovation Upgrades are Through the Roof in Lock Down The Housing Industry Association’s Victorian Executive Director Fiona Nield has joined Universal Media Co in observing ‘home time’ as driver for renovation spending according to this commentary from The Australian. Overall spending on household goods through March was up by 9 percent, according to the recent […]
In the Post Coronavirus World, Australians spend more money turning homes into castles – May 2020 Even the spending experts are starting to notice this in Australia… Commonwealth Bank Australia economist Gareth Aird said there had been a 25 per cent increase in credit and debit card spending on household furnishings and equipment compared to […]
Consumers Spend More in the Kitchen During Isolation Bread makers experienced revenue growth of more than 600% year-on-year (YoY) in March, according to the latest GfK data, which is the highest reported YoY growth rate across any category tracked by GfK, as consumers spend more time in the kitchen during isolation. Click here to read […]
Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Strengthens for Third Week and Time to Buy Major Household Item Up 8% Consumer confidence has strengthened for the third week running, up 7.7%, with gains broadly based, except for ‘current finances’ which dipped slightly, according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan survey. The ‘time to buy a major household item’ index […]
