TAKING stock at the end of an excessive festive period often prompts Australians to vow to improve their financial behaviour in the year ahead. Financial resolutions are among the most popular,
CASH-poor and asset-rich retirees looking to access funds often turn to reverse mortgages to cope with the cost of retirement. Changes to the age pension assets test this month affected hundreds
IF YOU thought Spring was the most popular season to buy and sell property, you’re wrong. It’s actually Autumn — but who would have guessed? We are used to hearing about
THE lavish French mansion and final home of the great Pablo Picasso has been sold to a merchant banker. The Spanish artist lived in the L’Antre du Minotaure, or the Den
AH, the big renter’s conundrum. You’re trying to save as much money as you can to buy a home of your own, but you don’t want to spend hours commuting. If
YOU’RE better off renting your investment property out on Airbnb fulltime than getting a traditional tenant, a new study has claimed. A global index from London-based online real estate agents, Nested,
Being a parent is starting to be afraid of unusual things. Suddenly, the stairs are a threat, every window can be a lethal escape route, the porch looks more beautiful
Through its product suite NAB it the latest major bank to reprice its home loans, recently announcing it has cut its one-year fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors. However, NAB’s
THE US Federal Reserve has finally hiked rates, but don’t panic. It’s good news for Australia, and the Reserve Bank isn’t going to rush to raise rates just yet, economists say. “The
