Home Files
Home Files by Carlisle Homes is your ultimate guide to home-building and design. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, planning a knockdown-rebuild, or looking to upgrade, Home Files offers expert insights, practical tips and inspiration to guide you through every step of your journey.
Explore Home Files and discover why Life’s Better when you build with Carlisle Homes.
Dream
Find Your Style: Explore Carlisle’s Interior Schemes
Before you pick a paint colour or start bookmarking benchtops, take a moment to ask: how do you want your home to feel? Calm and coastal? Bold and dramatic? Soft and welcoming?
Read MoreTimeless Luxury with Statuario Maximus™
With its polished finish and dramatic grey veining flowing across a soft white base, Statuario Maximus™ by Caesarstone brings the quiet elegance of marble to life in contemporary homes.
Read MoreWhy Wait? Move In Now, Style It, Love It.
Endless house hunting, underwhelming inspections, compromise after compromise—does your home search sound familiar?
Read MoreWinter Warmers: Cosy Ways to Entertain at Home This Season
With the days shorter, nights colder, and the couch calling your name more often than not, it’s tempting to go into full hibernation mode during winter.
Read MoreDesign
Bathroom Design Trends That Are Defining 2025
It might be one of the most intimate rooms in your home, but that doesn’t mean your bathroom should play it safe.
Read moreBeyond the Blueprint: Design a Home That Fits
When planning your dream home, the floorplan is where everything begins.
Read MoreKnockdown Rebuild Design Ideas: Trending Styles to Build Your Dream Home
Building a home from the ground up offers the ultimate design freedom, especially when it means staying on the block you love with a Knockdown Rebuild (KDR).
Read MoreThe Art of Lighting: How to Create a Beautifully Lit Home
When it comes to designing your dream home, lighting should never be an afterthought.
Read MoreHow to get the Luxe Noir Look
Learn from our expert Interior Designer Jess Hodges on how you can implement this scheme into your home.
Build
The First Step to Your Dream Knockdown Rebuild? Your Site Assessment
Most of us know a thing or two about renovations – maybe you’ve knocked down a wall, updated a kitchen, or spent weekends planning a dream family extension.
Read moreKnockdown Rebuild vs Renovation: 5 Reasons to Start Fresh
There comes a point when no amount of paint or patch-up jobs can disguise an old home’s flaws.
Read moreTo Build or to Buy (Brand-New)? Let’s Break It Down
Two ways to find your perfect home—both new, both yours, it’s just a matter of approach.
Read moreLove Where You Live? Why the South East Is Perfect for a Knockdown Rebuild
Melbourne’s south-east is a region that ticks every box.
Read moreFinance
Why Smart Investors Are Choosing Move-In Ready Homes in 2025
In a property investment market where timing, presentation, and long-term value matter more than ever, smart investors are looking for ways to minimise risk and maximise reward.
Read MoreThe Finance Essentials: Understanding How Much You Can Borrow
When you’re planning to buy or build a home, one of the biggest questions is: how much can I actually borrow?
Read MoreHow Much Deposit Do You Really Need to Buy a Home?
Wondering how much deposit you really need to buy a home? Carlisle Homes breaks it down simply. Get informed and take the first step towards your new home!
Read MoreFrom HELP Debt to Home Keys: The Policy Change Opening Doors
There’s good news for young Australians with HELP debt (formerly HECS) hoping to enter the property market.
Read MoreNews
Pull On Your Brightest Socks – It’s Time for Sock Out Sunday!
Looking for something meaningful to do with the whole family this May?
Read MoreStart Your Homeownership Journey at Carlisle’s First Home Buyer Festival!
Thinking about buying your first home?
Read MoreCelebrate Holi at Home: Refreshing Thandai Recipe & Colourful Festivities
Holi, the festival of colours, is one of the most vibrant celebrations in the Hindu calendar.
Read MoreSmall Deposit? No Problem! Getting Your First Home Is Easier Than You Think
Owning your first home might seem like a distant goal, especially with rising house prices and the long-held belief that you need a hefty deposit to secure a mortgage.
Read MoreVideo
How Much Deposit Do You Really Need to Buy a Home?
Watch Now: Discover how much deposit you need to buy your dream home!
View VideoEverything You Need to Know About Construction Loans
Watch now: Discover the smart way to finance building your dream home!
View VideoWhy Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs Are Booming for Homebuyers
Watch now: Discover Redstone Estate, a community designed for effortless living with everything you need right at your doorstep.
View VideoMelbourne's Northern Suburbs where opportunity awaits!
Watch now and find the perfect location for your new home.
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Season 2 - Episode 2: Affordable Abode: Budgets and Finances
Experts share insights into managing home finances and budgets. Join Janine Armstrong and Mark Polatkesen for practical advice to make homeownership affordable.
Listen NowSeason 2 - Episode 1: First-home buyers: Choosing to build a new home
Hear insights from experts on building your first home with Carlisle and Frasers Property. Gain valuable tips for first-time homebuyers in this podcast.
Listen NowSeason 2 - Episode 3: Dream design, Perfect space: Maximising your block
First-time homebuyers can stretch their budget with these tips to maximize space and create a dream home on a tight budget. Learn from the experts.
Listen NowSeason 2 - Teaser: First Home Building Made Easy
Join host Caitlin Judd for an inside look at each phase of the home building journey, with insights from industry experts on how to achieve homeownership.
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