Is another recession looming
The Australian economy has demonstrated extraordinary resilience over the past 18 months. In the lead-up to the Delta lockdowns Australia was the only developed country to have gone into this year’s Delta lo…
A dose of reality for the Victorian Premier
This must end.
As Premier Dan Andrews starts to slowly wake up to the reality that a COVID zero-transmission target is unachievable, the state continues to suffer under a gruelling extended lockdown that…
What do Sydney’s rising house prices mean for homeowners, investors, and first-home buyers?
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…
Melbourne: Looking at all sides of surging property prices
If you’re a buyer in Melbourne, it’s hard to happy about house prices surging. Of course, existing owners and sellers are grinning ear to ear.
But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing if you look back over t…
What do lenders mean by a good credit score?
What Is A Credit Score?
When you start researching home loan information, you’ll read a lot about unfamiliar terms such as loan-to-value ratios, unconditional contracts and credit scores. You may have also discovered…
Can you claim the stamp duty on your investment property?
When it comes to buying an investment property, there are plenty of costs involved in the process. Inspection reports, legal work, loan applications, title transfers… and that not-insignificant cost of the actual prop…
Is now really the best time to invest in property?
With forecasts for the rest of the 2021 calendar year for property prices to rise by 20%, making the decision to buy Australian property, whether it be a home or an investment property, can be tough, particularly when…
A Guide to Guarantor Home Loan Requirements
The main issue for many first-time homeowners and investors in the current property market is the ability to save a deposit.
With rapidly rising house prices, pulling together a deposit remains a struggle for many …