7 money lessons in 7 minutes
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that many people are terrible with money.
Sometimes it’s not really our “fault” because we’ve just learned bad money lessons from our parents, which we’ve unhelpfully carried throug…
Interest only lending – the good, the bad and the ugly (part one)
Interest-only lending in the headlines a lot lately, isn’t it?
As I’ve written and spoken about before that’s because of a clampdown on this type of lending by APRA.
This has meant that lenders are reducing thei…
Get the best price – How to negotiate when buying a house
Once you’ve identified a property that suits your purposes as either a home or an investment, the hardest part can be negotiating successfully to buy it.
The thing is negotiation is a skill that needs to be learned…
Consumer confidence is another reason our property markets are going to slow down
Australians are becoming a little less confident about their financial futures.
This has not been helped by all the talk about housing affordability (or lack thereof), the media’s negative talk about the Melbo…
Lower interest rates reducing mortgage stress
Despite some concern regarding the future of the property market – mortgage holders appear to be breathing a little easier.
New results from Roy Morgan’s mortgage stress data show that in the three months to April 20…
Surveying for Town Planning Applications
When you are proposing to build, renovate, development, subdivide, change the land use, a planning permit is often required.
These planning permits are lodged with the relevant local governments and are assessed agai…
Why are my investment loan interest rates going up? [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Andrew Mirams sits down with Kevin Turner from Real Estate talk to discuss the why interests rates are going up.
Kevin: Hi once again Kevin Turner for Real Estate Talk and, of course, the RBA has flagged that interes…
Market changes, interest only lending and how to benefit from softer conditions
Recent data from CoreLogic appears to show that the property markets in Sydney and Melbourne are on the slide.
But do a few rounds of data constitute a property “slide”? Or are the markets just taking a well-earned b…