There’s a considerable amount of media interest in the housing market at present fuelled by sharply rising house prices. While this means it’s going to be increasingly challenging for first home buyers to ge…
New tenancy legislation being introduced in Queensland, following similar legislation being introduced in Victoria and New South Wales, favours tenants in a range of areas and potentially adds costs to an in…
As a mortgage broking business operating in the personal finance space, we see a large group of clients, a diverse group of clients, whose money management skills span the spectrum from those who don’t have any experi…
One of the biggest property stories to emerge from COVID in 2020 and 2021 has been the flight to regional areas, with all three states on the Eastern seaboard reporting a jump in property prices as demand sp…
As forecast last week by your truly, skyrocketing house prices in most markets are putting the financial regulators under pressure to take action – and this week they have.
The Australian Prudential Regul…
Real estate research business, REA (the News Corp business behind realestate.com.au and others) announced its top 30 suburbs for house price and unit price growth recently, delivering a list that included so…
Arranging for a property valuation prior to purchase, or a valuation on a property you already own for refinance, is relatively straightforward. That said, it’s important to understand potential pitfalls ass…
Australians are on a massive home shopping spree, borrowing to buy property at rates not seen before in this country. However, our bricks and mortar spendathon may be about to hit a snag as warning bells sou…
When you buy real estate for the first time, you sometimes come across a bunch of unfamiliar terms.
What’s conveyancing? What’s a pre-settlement inspection? What’s a trust account?
And another term that is proba…
There’s some well-worn rhetoric that gets ample airtime on the nation’s media landscape – the Australian dream of home ownership is dead for the next generation, with young first-home buyers being priced out…
