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$25k HomeBuilder Offer

22 June 2020

The federal government recently announced a $700 million housing package for Australians to access $25,000 grants to build a new...

FIRST HOME BUYERS – GUIDE TO GRANTS AND CONCESSIONS

7 June 2017

*This information is correct as of Friday 2nd June 2017. While we make every effort to ensure this is...

FIRST HOME BUYERS – START TODAY!

6 June 2017

This is a guest post from Paul Farmer from Mentoris. If you think you want to buy a property...

LEARNING TO BUDGET

31 March 2017

Educating your children about finance, budgeting and money is becoming increasingly complicated. Technology is constantly changing and the digitisation of...

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT VALUES PLACED ON YOUR HOME

6 February 2017

Which value do you mean? This is a guest post from Rebekah Hurworth, CEO & Founder of Family Home Experts...

TOP 10 MONEY TIPS

18 August 2016

This is a guest post from Melissa Meagher, Financial Coach at Talking Money. We all know what we should do…

TAX TIME! BE READY FOR 2017

5 July 2016

For those with investment properties the new financial year can mean a rush to get your tax sorted and (hopefully)...

HOW TO SPOT A GOOD RENTAL PROPERTY

20 June 2016

This is a guest post from Lauren Robinson, Director of Rental Results property managers. What makes a good investment property? Well,...

WHAT IS NEGATIVE GEARING?

4 May 2016

It is one of the hottest topics in Australia at the moment, but can also be one of the most...

HOW TO CHOOSE A HOME LOAN TERM

1 March 2016

Some people pay off their home loan in record time, while others take 30 years. Which is better? The answer...

INVESTORS – DO YOU HAVE AN EXIT STRATEGY?

28 February 2016

Many of us think long and hard about how to get started in property investment, but too few plan ahead...

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2 February 2016

We are off and running in 2016. We’re not sure quite sure where January went, but here we are in...

INTEREST RATE NEWS – WHY ARE BANKS INCREASING RATES?

4 November 2015

Although the RBA have not shifted the official cash rate in six months, the last few months have seen a...

LENDERS MORTGAGE INSURANCE

1 October 2015

What is Lenders Mortgage Insurance? Lenders Mortgage Insurance, or LMI, is an insurance policy that protects the lender in the

VALUATIONS

1 September 2015

Completing a valuation of a property that you are purchasing is a required part of the mortgage application process for...

PEST AND BUILDING INSPECTIONS

1 August 2015

Legal fees, realtor fees, stamp duty and bank fees can add up to a considerable amount and when a budget...

YOUR CREDIT RATING IS AN ASSET

1 July 2015

When applying for a home loan to purchase or refinance a property there are a number of factors that the...

THE ROLE OF THE CONVEYANCER

1 June 2015

One of the most common questions we get when clients are purchasing a property is when to engage a conveyancer...

WHY USE A MORTGAGE PLANNER?

1 February 2015

Shopping around for the best mortgage is time consuming and stressful. With dozens of lenders and hundreds of products available,...