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Got a spare pineapple? Pay off your mortgage faster
Reckon you could scrounge together an extra $50 each week to pay off your mortgage? If so, latest modelling shows the average household with a $400,000 loan could save $46,992 and pay off their home loan four years faster.
What You Need to Know if You’re Renting Out a Furnished Property
One of the important decisions a property investor should make is whether to offer a furnished property or not. There’s solid demand for rental properties in Australia—for example, in New South Wales, around 30.8% of people rent rather than buy—and your choice will...
Your home is not perfect: the value of pest and building inspections
They say that home is where the heart is. And it’s true that we spend so much of our time, money and emotions in our homes. So it can be hard to truly look at them and think that something could be wrong.
Is the housing market finally about to reach rock bottom?
‘Are we there yet?’ That seems to be the million dollar question on everyone’s lips. Today we’ll take a look at whether or not the property market is finally starting to stabilise, as well as when we might start seeing some positive changes in the market.
Getting hounded by ATO impersonators? Don’t get scammed this tax season
Tax time is just around the corner, which means ATO impersonators are pulling out their bag of tricks to try and scam you. Here are the main scams currently doing the rounds.
How to find a bank with strong corporate social responsibility
Yes, we’re well aware that this may sound like an oxymoron to some! But cheeky jokes aside, this is a question we’ve been increasingly receiving. So today we thought we’d look into what good corporate social responsibility means, and how you can find it in a bank.
What the re-elected Coalition government has promised
No doubt, like most, you’re suffering from a bit of election fatigue. But stick with us – here’s one last article that explains what you can expect from the 46th parliament of Australia.
Don’t Buy the First Property You See (Unless You’ve Already Seen 10 Others)
Buying a property is a process that’s brimming with excitement. Because of this, it's easy to fall hopelessly in love with the first property you see. You start to believe that it's perfect for your home, business, or for investment, causing you to rush your...
APRA suggests banks relax key lending criteria
Here’s a bit of good news: you may be able to borrow more for your next home loan after the prudential regulator sent a letter to the banks asking them to relax a key lending criteria.