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What you Need to Know about Home Loan Refinancing

A home loan is generally a long-term proposition, but in some situations it can make sense to refinance your mortgage. Read this guide to the home loan refinancing process, and speak to your broker, ...

Get your Investment Property in Shape

Looking for a tenant for your investment property? Thinking of selling? The lead-up to spring is great time to do repairs and maintenance. Here’s a short checklist. A landlord has to provide a safe a...

What’s Hot in Property

The property market is dynamic, with trends changing from week to week. Here’s what people are talking about right now. This may lead to a shift in the way the government addresses economic issues, w...

RBA keeps Interest Rates on hold at record low

It’s the first Tuesday of the month, and that means that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has met to determine its June interest rates policy. Following their decision to cut rates to a record low...

What is the Right Home Loan for Renovations

You’ve been dreaming of that new kitchen and dining room for as long as you can remember, and now the time has come to put your plans in motion. But do you really have the budget to afford the works?...

3 Questions to Ask Before you Refinance your Home Loan

The home loan market is constantly changing, with new and attractive deals coming up all the time. Refinancing can help you secure a more competitive interest rate, access the equity in your home, ad...

Studies show that Investing in Property makes Money

If there’s any doubt in your mind about the value of property as a creator of wealth, new research from CoreLogic RP Data has found that you can’t go past real estate when looking for a profitable lo...

6 things to avoid when selling your property

Here’s a cheat sheet of mistakes to avoid in order to pass your exam with flying colours! Don’t Wrongly Price Your Property Over-pricing or under-pricing is a common mistake that occurs when property...

Interest rates fall to a record low of 1.75%

The economist’s predictions were split – and now we know. It seems as though May is the month for rate cuts, as one year ago was the last time we saw a movement in interest rates. Then it was cut to ...

How Property Investors Slash their Tax Bill

With some research, preparation and expert advice, smart property investors can turn an ordinary tax return into one that will help kick off the new financial year with a smile, here we list five dif...