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Market Essentials – August 2021
Auctions go digital during lockdown, and house prices in suburbs across all capital cities soar as we enter August. It seems that not even the economic uncertainty of continued lockdown events has dampened the countries appetite for real estate. In a survey conducted...
Understanding credit cards and home loans
There are 13 million credit cards in circulation in Australia with an average balance of $2,899 per card. Nearly 70% of Australians have a credit card, but how many know how credit cards can affect your loan eligibility? Why banks review your credit cards? When...
Government initiatives for home ownership
There are some new government initiatives to help you achieve your home ownership goals — possibly sooner than expected. 1. First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) expansion and increased price caps Under the FHLDS, 10,000 additional places have been made...
Market Essentials – July 2021
House sellers continue to benefit as the property buying frenzy persists across the country. Meanwhile, leading economists have predicted that interest rates could start to increase as early as November 2022, well ahead of the RBA’s 2024 timeline. Forward indicators...
7 great reasons to work with a Buyers Agent
Craig sat down with the team at Brady Marcs Buyers Advisory to get an idea of how they can simplify the search and provide valuable assistance in buying property for you. Why use a Buyer’s Agent? Whether you are a first home buyer, downsizer or an investor looking to...
Market Essentials – June 2021
Strong conditions in the Australian housing market continue, and June is expected to be another real estate ‘Groundhog Day’. While more sellers have been lifting asking prices midway through campaigns compared to previous years, Domain’s Dr Nicola Powell says that...
2021 Federal Budget
The Treasurer announced the 2021 Federal Budget which included a range of measures aimed at driving job creation, economic growth, helping more Australians purchase a home, increasing female workforce participation and putting more money into individuals’ and...
Market Essentials – May 2021
As we enter May, the housing market in every state capital continues to surge. A combination of increased consumer confidence, record low-interest rates, low stock rates and the all-consuming fear of missing out has sent buyers into a frenzy. Buyers want to stake...
Craig Forman in MPA Magazine
At MPA’s first in-person roundtable since March 2020, after a year in which brokers and customers needed more support than ever before, the non-major banks discussed what they had done to cement themselves as strong partners to the broker industry. This year the banks...
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