What does a bank valuer look for?
Property stakeholders often feel a little nervous about a bank valuer visiting.
Valuers show up, poke around and then send a verdict to the lender about whether the price paid, or estimate made, ‘stacks up to marke…
What to Consider When Buying a New Home
Buying a home is one of life’s most significant moments.
As such, there are a number of steps you need to take before you’re handed the door keys on settlement day.
There’s a lot to consider, a fair few hoops to jum…
Do I pay off my mortgage or should I invest?
The current low interest rate environment has a lot of clients asking me whether now is the time to focus on paying off their mortgage.
And the strange circumstances we find ourselves in, with 2020 not turning out ho…
What is a reasonable interest rate?
There’s a very good chance that you’re paying too much interest on your home loan.
That was the declaration earlier this month from Australian Competition and Consumer Commission boss Rod Sims, after the agency condu…
Are low interest rates here for good?
No matter who you talk to lately, it seems most people are feeling a little uncertain about the future of Australia’s economy, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and affected many vital industries to Australia…
Valuations: The key elements that valuers look for when deciding residential valuations
Whenever you want to borrow money to purchase a property or conduct renovations, your lender will employ a professional, registered valuer to give them an independent assessment of the property’s market valuation. Why…
Taking advantage of the green dream
Regardless of your politics, I think we can all agree that the conversation about environmental sustainability in Canberra has been pretty toxic for a while.
But outside of the political bubble in the world of real e…
10 reasons why you need a mortgage broker
When interest rates are as low as they are right now, there’s a perception among would-be homebuyers that they’d be hard-pressed to find a bad home loan deal.
Just look around right now. A mortgage rate that …