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Top 5 tips for getting a home loan
To ensure you are in the best position to qualify for a loan, please here are our top tips: 1. MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TOP OF YOUR MONEY With new Comprehensive Credit reporting (CCR) laws, financial institutions will share more information about your credit history. This...
Market Essentials – November 2018
In news this month, all eyes have been on the release of the Royal Commission’s interim report. We can expect conservative lending behaviour to continue, which is posing a challenge for investors. The likelihood of recommendations being even more restrictive than...
The icing on the cake for investors but will the property market suffer? Investors are warned to get in before the next election.
Written by Anna Porter | The Australian Labor Party is proposing significant negative gearing reforms, should they come into leadership at the next election.
Market Essentials – October 2018
In news this month, issues at the heart of the next Federal election, like potential changes to policies around negative gearing and capital gains tax are proving to be a growing concern for Australians. Changing credit policies focused on reducing the debt-to-income...
5 reasons why first-home buyers are back in the game
Remember all the ‘smashed avocado’ media reports about how difficult it is for first home buyers to get into the market? Well now there’s good news! In recent months, we’ve seen a surge in first-home buyer activity in the property market.
Market Essentials – September 2018
The media continues to hold its focus on the market downturn, but CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless reminds us that the downtown is relatively mild, with a cumulative 1.9% fall in value since the September 2017 peak. Indeed, things going right deserve a mention in the media...
Market Essentials – August 2018
Although Sydney and Melbourne’s market slowdowns have been dominating headlines, the news isn’t all bad, with considerable divergence across the country. Hobart, Canberra and Brisbane are seeing positive momentum. CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless warns negative equity could be...
Market Essentials – July 2018
In this month’s news, the performance of houses in Sydney ended up being the worst for the year out of all the capital cities according to Corelogic with a 6.2% fall, and 4.6% fall for dwellings overall. Hobart remained the stellar performer continuing its climb to...
Market Essentials – June 2018
In news this month, AMP Capital economist Shane Oliver has stated that he is not expecting interest rates to change until 2020, a view increasingly supported by actions from the RBA who are looking to maintain a balance between economic growth and a cooling property...
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