How to get a home improvement loan without equity
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How to get a home improvement loan without equity

You’ve got a brand-new mortgage, most of the boxes are unpacked, you’re settling in nicely and you’ve made a few loan repayments. Home ownership is going well, so far. But an unexpected turn of events means you need t…

Melbourne Suburbs
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Why the rush to Melbourne’s regions won’t last forever

 

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…

Home Loans
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It just got harder to get a home loan – Here’s what APRA’s tightened lending standards mean for borrowers

 

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…

Brisbane3
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The flaws in those ‘Top growth suburbs’ lists – Is this really Brisbane’s top 30 suburbs

 

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…

Property
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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…