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Ahhhh, summer… you’ve made it through the long, dark winter months, and now is the perfect time to spend time outdoors, relaxing, and enjoying the beautiful weather. However, you may find yourself staying at home – and probably in your backyard – more these days given the current climate of what’s happening in the world. Well, if your backyard is not yet the welcoming oasis you’d like it to be, here are 15 backyard oasis ideas to help you create your ideal summer sanctuary. 

1. Add privacy and greenery with a vertical garden

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The state’s peak real estate group has asked property lovers to use common sense after a Melbourne auction had to be stopped while spectators dispersed today.

For the remainder of this weekend public auctions are capped at 10 people, while from June 1 they will be allowed to have 20 people in attendance.

Real Estate Institute of Victoria vice president Adam Docking said it was important punters respect social distancing restrictions that remain in place for the industry.

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In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the US housing market has experienced increased volatility, and the real estate industry has responded quickly to the abrupt changes by adjusting processes to fit the “new normal” for the time being. Nationwide, the industry has shifted in order to continue doing business and to implement all the necessary safety precautions, but this all looks a little different market-to-market.

Many of the trends we’re seeing during COVID-19 in Miami real estate all come down to property type. For single-family homes, the Miami real estate market still remains in favor of the seller,

Small home renovation projects and new patios would be exempt from planning approvals in the Western Australian Government’s plan to fast-track economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19.

In a move likely to reduce bureaucracy, costs and headaches for home renovators, small residential projects such as patios, decks and extensions would not require planning approvals.

Other changes include improved community consultation, and scrapping requirements for small businesses to pay cash in-lieu for parking shortfalls of up to 10 bays.

The WA Planning Commission would

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe fronted the Federal Senate Select Committee on COVID-19, saying ensuring Aussies got their jobs back was his main focus right now, which would take care of future mortgage repayments.

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Mr Lowe, who fronted the Committee virtually from his office on Thursday, was told by Senator Jacqui Lambie that she was “terribly concerned” that people didn’t know what was going to