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Renovators’ return: How to maximise property value in 2025

Renovators’ return: How to maximise property value in 2025

Home renovations are starting to make a comeback as building costs stabilise and economists tip the return of property fever.

Bridgit McAteer and Mark Fishlock in their Adelaide home. David Mariuz

Bridgit McAteer and Mark Fishlock are no strangers to tearing down walls, cleaning bricks and otherwise getting their hands dirty.

The nurse and engineer have transformed the house they bought in Adelaide’s seaside Glenelg for $450,000 back in 2012. They’re now looking to sell for $1.9 million, a four-fold return compared with the doubling of house prices over the same period.

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Sarah Petty
Sarah PettyProperty reporterSarah Petty covers commercial and residential property markets for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Melbourne newsroom. Email Sarah at sarah.petty@afr.com

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