Recently we wrote about what will happen to all those people who have a fixed rate loan expiring soon. You can read that article here … What happens when a fixed…
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The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) is an Australian Government initiative to support eligible first home buyers to build or purchase a new home sooner. The Scheme is administered…
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The Federal budget always has some surprises, this year the Treasurer announced that there would be a relaxation to the responsible lending rules. So what does that mean? The proposed…
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First-home buyers wanting to buy next year using the federal government's new home loan deposit scheme will be limited to properties sold for less than $475,000 in the Brisbane Region.…
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RENTAL YIELD: HOW TO CALCULATE INVESTMENT PROPERTY RENTAL YIELDHow to buy a House AUSTRALIANS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A REGRETTABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BIG 4 BANKS. RARELY DO I HEAR CONSUMERS…
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The latest housing finance figures released today by the Australian Bureau of statistics (ABS) reflect continued declining lending activity. The Real Estate Institute of Australia says the figures for July…
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A new report released last week shows an improvement in overall housing affordability over the June quarter with the positive development seen in seven out of eight Australian states and…
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With interest rates at an all-time low – and unlikely to rise significantly for at least a few more years – commentators are going mad for the apparent affordability of…
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The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says that Australia’s housing market continued its growth in the first quarter of 2015, according to the latest Bendigo Bank/REIA Real Estate Market…
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The Australian Greens push to remove negative gearing would make housing affordability worse, economists say. Discouraging investment in property would reduce supply of new housing and increase rents. "There's no…
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