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What are home improvement loans and how do they work?

January 11, 2022

Brisbane, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sydney

A home improvement loan is a term that is increasingly being used in Australia but is largely a US phrase that’s been imported. It describes a type of loan that is a separate product to the mortgage you might already…

Is the great migration a myth?

December 21, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Brisbane, Home buying & selling, Investing, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sydney

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Property pundits are buzzing with the news that regional Australian real estate is having its moment in the sun, with vendors finally experiencing the joy of that all-too-rare sellers’ market thanks to a trend dubbed ‘the great migration’. ABS…

2021: The year in review and what’s in store for 2022

December 10, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Brisbane, Financial Planning, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sydney

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As 2021 draws to a close, it’s an opportunity to take stock of the year that was and to review progress against expectations. While the year has been one riddled with lockdowns, restrictions and numerous COVID-related challenges, no matter…

The idiocy of the tenant’s union argument

October 15, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Brisbane, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sydney

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The relationship between a tenant and a landlord can be a fractious, but most often it’s a relatively stable one governed by a contract and fostered mutual benefits. The landlord is seeking a reliable tenant who will look after…

Who is better at handling finances – women or men?

October 12, 2021

Alexandra Pappas

Financial Planning, Investing, Lifestyle, Melbourne

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As a mortgage broking business operating in the personal finance space, we see a large group of clients, a diverse group of clients, whose money management skills span the spectrum from those who don’t have any experience to those who…

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

October 11, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Financial Planning, First time buyers, Home buying & selling, Investing, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sandringham (Melbourne)

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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 spiked and…

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

October 7, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Brisbane, First time buyers, Home buying & selling, Investing, Lifestyle

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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 some surprises alongside the predictable stalwarts. You can…

A dose of reality for the Victorian Premier

September 13, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sandringham (Melbourne)

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This must end. As Premier Dan Andrews starts to slowly wake up to the reality that a COVID zero-transmission target is unachievable, the state continues to suffer under a gruelling extended lockdown that is killing our economy, to the…

It’s time to vaccinate for the sake of our Australian economy

August 6, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Lifestyle

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I’m growing a little tired of our media outlets and the anti-vaxxers community continually running these scare mongering campaigns against the Coronavirus vaccines. For the record, I’m fully vaccinated. But our economy is not and the unspoken damage being caused…

Who’s paying the bill? Why Dan Andrews is forcing property owners to foot the bill for COVID lockdowns

July 22, 2021

Andrew Mirams

Commercial, Financial Planning, Home buying & selling, Investing, Lifestyle, Melbourne, Sandringham (Melbourne)

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They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch and it seems there’s no such thing as a free pandemic… especially if you’re unlucky enough to own a property under the Victorian government regime. Melbourne is struggling through its…