Get them while they’re hot Sydneysiders! Lockdown is over and sales are up, up, up. Since the start of October, almost 7000 new homes have hit the Sydney market and buyers with pre-approved finance are rushing out to secure a property before increased lending restrictions come into play…
Continue readingAPRA’s Intervention and How It Affects You
Since APRA’s announcement earlier this week, people from various groups have chimed in to discuss how changes to lending requirements may influence and control property buyers’ decisions in the near future…
Continue readingWhat the Mortgage?
Like pulling together the savings to buy your first home wasn’t enough of a challenge, then in come the banks bamboozling you with their jargon. Well, breathe a sigh of relief, in 5 minutes you can learn the key terms you need to know when applying for your home loan…
Continue readingInterpreting Lagging and Leading Indicators. Huh?
No, it’s not witchcraft. Stats and data can sure help you gauge some idea of what will happen in the property market, though there are no guarantees. Accurately trying to predict a good investment isn’t an exact science and comes with all kinds of challenges…
Continue readingProposed Property Forecasts Australia-Wide
With COVID restrictions loosening across most of Australia, there has been a rise in homebuyers reconsidering their work, property and everyday living situations. And what timing, with our Aussie banks suggesting a positive outlook for property for the remainder of 2021…
Continue readingHousing (Un)Affordability
Remember hearing that famous political gaffe “just get a good job that pays good money” – then you’ll be able to buy a home? An uninspiring, base-level thing for any politician to say, however, there was some validity to his statement – especially in today’s soaring market…
Continue readingThe Big Shift for Millennials – To Regional Locations
Change is certainly in the air. The dreams of only aspiring to live in the big smoke are shifting to a slower, less crowded more affordable life in regional locations in Australia…
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 readingNew Design Will Change Lives for the Elderly
Remember that old saying respect your elders? Well we should really remember that when we think about housing for the elderly. All too often, senior Australians are placed in aged-care homes where they sometimes don’t get treated too well or they live in retirement villages on the fringes of town…
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…
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