While 2020 wasn’t the best year for most, it was not too shabby for first home buyers. The unexpected events of the year prompted the biggest entry-level buying spree in a decade…
Continue readingSo, you’ve saved your deposit. What’s next?
Congratulations! You’ve completed the hardest part of the buying stage. You’ve made sacrifices and saved your bickies. Now it’s time to get real. Let’s turn that hard-earned cash into an investment in your future…
Continue readingOne for the Investors: Understanding Capital Gains Tax
If you’re investing in property for the first time, it’s a good idea to get your head across Capital Gains Tax (CGT) – a little knowledge could save you a bundle…
Continue readingHouse Hunting: Watch, Wait, Buy.
The old saying what goes up, must come down is true for the property market too. Never right down. But there will always be peaks and troughs in the property market, just like anything else in life…
Continue readingThe Upside of Downsizing
We all come to a point in our lives when we ask ourselves, is bigger really better? Many of us slave away to afford that big dreamhouse and then we get it and realise the maintenance and cleaning is not so dreamy. Were you actually happier in your 3-bedroom home with a cute courtyard? Perhaps …
Continue readingNo Mortgage Insurance for First Home Buyers? Yes, please!
At the start of the year the Government gave first home buyers a little leg up with the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. Available to 5000 applicants, this scheme means first home buyers can put down as little as 5% deposit and not pay a cent in mortgage insurance …
Continue readingThe Big Fuss About Tiny Homes
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 10 years, you’ve probably heard about a tiny home. But you may have not really investigated them in detail. They’re just a cute thing on the Internet, right? Well, yes, but for some, they are an excellent way to enter the property market…
Continue readingYour First Home Without Any Savings or a Mortgage. What the…?
Meet a couple of modern-day geniuses. Unlike many other millennials that have giving up on home ownership, this couple have managed to build their first home without borrowing any money from the bank and without any savings…
Continue readingLocked Down But Not Down and Out
Just as things were starting to get back on track for the property market, lockdown 2.0 happened. Things may be a little bit of a worry for a little while, but overall the market will be okay. Let’s take a look at where we’re at and where we’re headed…
Continue readingHome Innovations
Truly, is there anything greater than innovation? It’s proof of how far we’ve come as human beings. And how exciting is it when innovation can improve our homes? There’s a lot happening out there, let’s take a look at some interesting home innovations…
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