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Busting More Home Loan Jargon
12 July 2012
Like any industry, real estate has its own particular brand of jargon which is useful to know when you embark on a first home buying journey.
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Buying Houses With Children
28 June 2012
Saving enough for a home deposit and being able to manage the repayments can be a tough ask for anyone – throw kids (and their associated costs) into the equation and it can seem insurmountable.
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Is Now the Time to Invest or Buy?
25 June 2012
With more than 1.25 per cent wiped off the cash rate by the RBA since November 2011, and house prices and rental vacancies low, the Aussie economy may have created “the perfect storm” for purchasers to take the time to enter the market for the first time or extend their investment portfolio.
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Busting the Home Hunting Jargon
21 June 2012
Like any industry, real estate has its own particular brand of jargon which is useful to know when you embark on a first home buying journey.
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Home Owner’s Grant is a Welcome Boost for Building says Aussie John
20 June 2012
Last week NSW Treasurer Mike Baird unveiled what is set to be the most generous first home buyer scheme in the country. The boost more than doubles the first home grant to $15,000 for buyers of new property priced up to $650,000.
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Buying a House? Use an Agent as Your Secret Weapon
07 June 2012
Buying a home can be an emotional rollercoaster. Despite a great feeling of satisfaction when we succeed in purchasing a property, we can often feel sapped of time, money and energy.
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Calls to Scrap the FHB Grant Scheme Which Critics Describe as an “Abject Failure”
04 June 2012
A leading property advisory group has called on the Federal Government to abolish the first home buyer grant, calling the scheme an “abject failure” as it has grossly distorted the market.
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Why Won’t My Bank Pass on the Full Rate Cut?
31 May 2012
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the ensuing uncertainty it created has changed the face of home loans forever. Once, mortgage holders looked to the monthly decision of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as the sole influence on whether their rates would go up or down.
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Super Saturday Not Always Super for Everyone
17 May 2012
Super Saturday is a loose term which describes a weekend (or even a few) where a huge volume of properties are placed on the market for auction.
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Land Supply Chronic Across All States
14 May 2012
Delayed infrastructure roll-outs, time-consuming planning processes and increasing charges of levies for new housing is constraining land supply across the country putting considerable pressure on housing affordability.