Good news for anyone planning to buy in early 2025, with the latest data suggesting conditions have turned in favour of buyers. During this year’s spring selling season, sales volumes across theRead More…

About three-quarters of homebuyers are now using mortgage brokers, according to the latest data from Comparator. In the September quarter, brokers originated a record-high 74.6% of all new home loans, while banksRead More…

Higher interest rates make it harder for borrowers to qualify for larger loans or even loans of any size. That’s because for every increase of 0.50 percentage points in interest rates, theRead More…

If you’re a lower-income or middle-income earner, you will soon have a new way to buy a property, after the federal parliament passed legislation for Help to Buy. Under Help to Buy,Read More…

In 2021, record-low interest rates combined with built-up household savings through the pandemic sparked one of the biggest property booms in Australian history.  2022 was marked by the sudden, rapid rise ofRead More…

Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individuals cash flow and wealth. Property investment is very secure and safe, it alwaysRead More…

Negative gearing provides the ability to offset loss against other income you earn, the most common income source being salary. By purchasing an investment property, your taxable income is actually reduced becauseRead More…

Australia’s love of property is well documented. To a lesser extent, so too is the increasing number of people who think they can do a better job investing their superannuation than theRead More…