If you’re thinking about getting a home loan, you’ve probably been researching online for a while. You’ve been looking for all the things that you need to remember when you’re budgeting, or filling out the application…
Refinancing is one of those things, like exercising regularly, that we know could be good for us but sometimes seems like a lot of effort and not much fun.
There are lots of reasons why it might be a good idea to c…
Interest rates are at historic lows – the RBA cash rate remains unchanged at 0.1 per cent following its March 2021 meeting – but the hot topic that has the nation breathlessly watching every meeting is, ‘Will they go …
If you needed proof of the strength and resilience of Sydney’s property market, you only need to see how it performed during an unprecedented crisis of staggering proportions.
The New South Wales capital has once a…
When engaged in the ancient art of real estate daydreaming it’s not unusual to look up an online mortgage calculator and see if you can afford those stunning homes on your favourite listing portal. You might wonder wh…
Australia’s economic recovery is inching forward, but a key reform designed to give it a shot in the arm – Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s legislation to overhaul responsible lending obligations and free up access to cred…
When taking out a mortgage it’s common to focus on the interest rate and weigh this heavily, positioning this single piece of data as the deciding factor when choosing a lender. After all, the lower the interest rate,…
Buying a property, whether it’s your first or your fifth, is a well-established pathway to long-term prosperity. It’s a brick-by-brick journey to building personal wealth and it requires patience and discipline to ach…
The much-maligned stamp duty is facing extinction, albeit at an excruciatingly slow rate with the recent announcement from New South Wales that the state is seeking submissions on a plan to transition from stamp duty …
The national property market has proven itself to be remarkably resilient following an extraordinarily turbulent year – a statement that would have seemed ludicrous last March.
Early in 2020, as the full scope of t…
