Some good news for first home buyers!
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just announced housing affordability reforms, and first home buyers are the big winners. From July 1, first home buyers of both existing and new properties [...]
Warnings of across-the-board mortgage rate increases from the banks – are you prepared?
WARNING – Check your mortgage health now! Despite the official interest rate not changing for 10 months the banks have increased their mortgage rates. Now with the proposed government levy [...]
Another huge weekend of auctions in Sydney – are you ready?
The last weekend of Autumn sees another massive weekend of auctions in Sydney – 828 auctions are scheduled for this weekend, and whilst its shy of last weekends 880 auctions its [...]
New survey says Aussies are preferring to lock in fixed rate home loans – and want more options
A new survey released today shows that the current property market (and let’s be honest, low interest rates!) is seeing more Australians wanting to opt for fixed rate loans. See detail on [...]
Thinking of buying an investment property?
So you have saved up the necessary money, but what next? Which investment properties should you consider in order to give you the best possible return? City or Regional? House or Unit? New or [...]
UBank think that robots can sell you home loans, we couldn’t disagree more!
We get it, UBank (owned by NAB) are supposed to be the cool, younger sibling to the NAB. They are 100% online, and claim to be making the banking process easier. We don’t buy it. When it [...]
How much deposit do I need to buy my first home?
It’s one of the biggest challenges facing a first-time home buyer – when to buy. How much deposit do I need before I can get finance to purchase a property? Do I need to wait until I have [...]
Can you make extra home loan repayments?
Making extra repayments on your home loan can be a clever financial strategy. Investing your extra cash into your home can speed up your loan’s life cycle, with the added benefit of saving money [...]
You know where you want to live but it’s out of your price range – what can you do?
With the current Sydney property market it is easy to feel overwhelmed and disheartened, especially if you have a very clear idea of where you want to live and you are being priced out of the [...]
Planning on building your dream home? Do you know how to get your finances sorted?
Whether you are buying land for an immediate build, as an investment or for a ‘one day I will build and live here’ dream, a vacant-land purchase can be financed by a range of mortgages. If you [...]