Brisbane replaces Sydney as first choice for investors
Sydney is falling out of favour with property investors. It's becoming too expensive – even for them, say experts, and Queensland is benefitting from their investment dollars instead. A survey of 1000 property investors carried [...]
NAB increases minimum deposit for ‘risky’ suburb properties
Just when you thought the banks couldn't make it any harder for first homebuyers to secure a place of their own, one of the major banks has announced you'll now need a 30% deposit if [...]
How your home’s floor plan can affect its value
While location is still king when it comes to driving up real estate prices, there's something else that encourages buyers to pay more – even if they may not realise it. It turns out that [...]
Sydney home building is on a roll
There are no signs of new home construction slowing in Sydney, with the latest figures from the NSW Department of Planning & Environment reporting a 16-year high. Over the 2015/16 period more than 30,000 new [...]
If you really love them… keep them out of the dryer
We LOVE the convenience of tumble dryers and the lovely fluffy clothes they give us, but there are some things you just need to take a little more time and effort over. Avoid the stress [...]
300,000+ mortgage holders could be at risk of loss
Owning a home with a mortgage may give you a sense of financial security, but a new report by Roy Morgan has shown that 6.8% of people with a mortgage (311,000) in fact have hardly [...]