ANZ woos property investors with interest-only loan change
ANZ Banking Group is loosening some of the clamps it put on interest-only mortgage lending in 2017, after pledging to reopen the door to property investors following a period of
Tighter lending conditions set to increase first-home buyers’ reliance on bank of mum and dad
First-home buyers are expected to increasingly rely on the bank of mum and dad to get on the property ladder, despite improving affordability in Australia’s biggest housing markets. Experts say tighter
How an interest rate rise will affect your mortgage
Your age and time in the market will have a marked bearing on how you perceive mortgage interest rates. If you had a mortgage in 1990, during the “recession that
Investors to swoop on property before Labor’s proposed negative gearing reforms
Would-be property investors are expected to rush to buy up real estate if Labor is elected at the federal election, in a bid to take advantage of grandfathered provisions in
RBA announces its March cash rate call
The Reserve Bank has announced its cash rate decision for March, as the upcoming federal election gets closer and real estate in Australia readies itself for change, particularly in the
Knock, knock. Who’s there? No one…
Summer vacation time usually heralds a big changeover in tenants, but beware — if the property is unoccupied for a while, the insurance may no longer be valid. This is the case
RBA Expected To Cut Rates
Though some have scoffed, Westpac announced it expects RBA to cut rates twice this year. A few days ago, a number of media outlets quotes experts as saying that the notion
Understanding the property investment cycle.
I’ve often said that until you have invested through a full property investment cycle, you won’t fully appreciate how the real estate market actually works. So if you’re a little confused
The secret to the property boom
Investors contributed significantly to the heyday of Sydney and Melbourne in which record-breaking price rises were being posted in these markets, according to a report by Yahoo Finance. The country’s property