Should you go guarantor for your kids?
You’ve loved them, guided them and raised them ever since they were first placed into your arms as a little screaming ball of redness.
And you’d do anything to give your kids the best possible start in th…
First signs of APRA restrictions are lifted
So APRA has finally cut its limit on investor lending growth — some three and a half years after it was implemented by finally axing its 10% investor lending speed limit by saying that it had “served its pur…
7 big insurance risks when renovating
There are big profits to be made when renovating.
But, it’s not always smooth sailing for those trying to manufacture a profit through a property refresh.
The lure of strong capital gains and higher rents for re…
What will drive Brisbane’s property price higher?
Brisbane property investors are proving more loyal than a third-generation Lions supporter.
Since 2010, Brisbane has been your favourite pub band — full of potential, not lacking enthusiasm, but frustratingly unable …
Are you a worrier or a warrior?
There is a saying that is a useful one to adopt if you’re prone to worrying unnecessarily.
It is, “Why don’t you save your worry until there is something to worry about?”
It’s a useful mantra because s…
Is the worst over for Brisbane’s unit market?
If the unit market in Brisbane was a movie, last year’s performance would’ve made anything Quentin Tarantino can serve up look like a Disney classic.
An explosion of new stock caused a dramatic oversupply that caused…
Sydney – is it spiralling or settling?
You know that smell just before a big downpour?
It’s a familiar scent that fills the air and instantly hints that you should bring the washing in.
Or how you get a scratchy sensation in the back of your throat, a ni…
How old is too old to invest?
They were meant to be your golden years, when you’d finally stop working and drive off into the sunset in a convertible, headed to your weekender down the coast or to your boat docked at the local marina.
You were …