Here are our top five upfront fees buyers are expected to pay (aside from the deposit). These fees should be factored into your buying budget…
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Property investors can save bucketloads – here’s how!
Are you a landlord or property investor? Do you own properties you’re renting out or making money on?…
Continue readingIf Your Real Estate Agent Uses These 4 Tactics, It’s Time To Find A New Agent
Buying or selling your home should always be a rewarding experience that brings a sigh of relief and contentment once the deal is done…
Continue readingHow After-Pay and Other Buy-Now-Pay-Later Schemes Can Affect Your Home Loan Chances
The ‘buy now, pay later’ service that keeps our bank accounts in surplus no matter how many Christmas presents we buy and stockpile throughout the year… But now you’ve accrued a debt, how will that look on your home loan application?
Continue readingPainting Your Home
You’re a homeowner who takes pride in your home. But lately you’ve been looking at the peeling wall paint and flaky ceilings, and you’re at a loss as to whether to hire a professional painter or attempt the job yourself…
Continue readingThe Year of the First Home Buyer
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 readingSpruce up for Spring with Indoor Plants
Breathe life into your home this Spring, making it cleaner and fresher, with the addition of indoor plants. Whether it’s a fancy Fiddleleaf or fern, indoor plants can really transform your living spaces…
Continue readingMake Moving Breezy, Not Crazy
Moving. It’s right up there with a trip to IKEA on a Saturday. There are not people out there that don’t find moving a stressful experience. There’s just so much to co-ordinate that you’re almost waiting for something to go wrong…
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 …
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