When you fall in love with a property, it’s possible to get carried away and pay too much. But a property report can help you strike a balance between your heart and your head. After dozens of uninspiring open houses, you finally stumble across a place that just feels right […]
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There’s a lot to consider when buying an investment property or home, especially for the first time. Have you been saving for a long time and feel ready to get into the property market? Maybe you’re considering buying a home to live in or investing in a property you can
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When taking out a mortgage, many people forget to consider the associated fees and expenses. Here are some of the extra costs that you’ll need to consider when you take out a home loan. Home loan application fees Most lenders charge a home loan application fee. This can range from
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Property investing for many Australians is an important component of their saving and retirement planning. It provides tax benefit, an income stream and hopefully over a period of time a growth in the value of the original investment. I am not going to try and discuss the pros and cons
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If you’re planning to buy a house and land package, it can be tricky if you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of such deals. Here’s our guide to make this purchase easier for you. For some home buyers, purchasing a house and land package is a more convenient
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As the property market continues to boom, more and more Australians are struggling to get on the ladder, and staggering new research shows that parents are increasingly coming to their aid. According to new Mortgage Choice research, nearly 60 per cent of respondents were considering gifting or lending their children money
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As property prices swell, young Aussies are becoming increasingly discouraged by traditional investment options, with one in five prepared to consider crypto as a way into the market. As many as 22 per cent of Australians believe investing in cryptocurrencies could be the answer to saving for a mortgage deposit, with
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Despite inflation officially remaining low, a fund manager has highlighted that inflation rise is coming, with investors urged to position their portfolios accordingly. Australia’s official inflation rate remains low, with data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that over the March quarter the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6 per
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Questions surrounding the real value of the government’s new Family Home Guarantee scheme have surfaced, with data pointing to several issues with the scheme, including its apparent narrowness in terms of both size and pricing caps. The Family Home Guarantee was introduced in this year’s federal budget to make housing
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The ATO is warning crypto investors to treat it like “property taxes”, with the good-faith approach to the emerging asset class coming to an end, a spokesperson said. Speaking at a tax-time tip seminar last week, ATO assistant commissioner Adam O’Grady warned crypto investors that his office will be watching
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Record-low interest rates could be a thing of the past as Australia’s largest bank begins to lift rates, despite the RBA’s ongoing “lower for longer” narrative. In a leading indicator for the market, Commonwealth Bank has confirmed it has lifted the rate of its three and four-year owner-occupier loans by
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As the price of entering the property market continues to climb, new fractional property investment platforms promise to offer younger Australians a more affordable entry point. The idea of fractional investing isn’t a new one. The practice has existed for a number of years in traditional stock and less-traditional cryptocurrency
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