Home owners in metropolitan Melbourne may soon be required to pay thousands in Land tax to the State Revenue Office, as amendments to the State Taxation Act will remove the land tax exemption for owners of contiguous …
The events of the past year have prompted a lot of current and would-be mortgage holders to consider whether they should rush to lock in their loan interest rates with a fixed product.
Rates have tumbled thanks to mu…
Welcome to 2020, Yes the new year is here and all eyes are on what our housing markets around the country might do.
At the end of 2019, there were strong signs that Sydney and Melbourne in particular were well in rec…
Many Australians are taking advantage of the current interest rates cuts to give their investment portfolios a boost. And it’s a reasonable strategy (but I have cautioned against being hasty and committing to fixed in…
There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about how tough the banks have become when it comes to assessing home loan applications.
And it’s true. The house price correction, pressure from the financial regul…
No one would argue that 2019 was a year of market ups and downs.
In fact, those words probably should be the other way around, with markets in many locations less than rosy at the start of this year.
I’ll even go fu…
The popularity of renovating is growing every year, no doubt helped by the plethora of reality television shows like The Block.
But, like so many other things in life, renovating is not necessarily the same as it app…
What is the world’s most expensive property market?
Some of you may have guessed Sydney.
And to be fair you are close.
Sydney is the 2nd most expensive housing market in the world.
However, the clear leader (by fa…
