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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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)...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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VALUATIONS
1 September 2015
Completing a valuation of a property that you are purchasing is a required part of the mortgage application process for...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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