Why ScoMo loves FOMO
Despite recent trouble in the human resources department, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is enjoying relatively good fortune on the economic front as Australia continues the sharp V-shaped recovery that is among the be…
How to improve your credit score
Your credit score is an important indicator that lenders use to gauge reliability and risk when assessing a loan application. A good credit score, therefore, is an important tool that will help your chances for succes…
How do I Make an Offer on a House Without a Buyer’s Agent?
In this market, right now, house hunting is a blood sport, so when you finally find The One there’s no time to waste. You need to know what you’re doing if you’re going to outsmart the competition and get your bid at …
Guidelines to refinancing a mortgage
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…
What’s next for interest rates and our property market as we move through 2021?
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 …
Sydney’s best investment options in 2021
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…
Will the Treasurer’s proposed changes to lending criteria save the Australian economy?
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…
Your outcome or your interest rate, what’s more important?
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,…
Why property investment is about finance, not real estate
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…
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Australia’s property market 2021
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…