With a rate rise and heaps of legal changes to keep in mind in regards to property, This Week’s Picks highlight’s Australia’s property boom, Aussie John’s take on the RBA rate rise and the legal issues which homeowners need to be on top of.
Australia ranked 4th in property price growth
Growing up: Australia was ranked in [...]
Granny flats are no longer just for Granny.
They also work for older kids who need their own space, parents that need their own space, or those that could do with some rental income from a paying tenant.
With interest rates expected to rise, median property prices up around 12 per cent over the last 12 months, [...]
Interest rates are arguably the most important issue facing Australian homeowners.
However there is much confusion about who controls interest rates, what factors influence rates and how this affects mortgage repayments.
Does Wayne Swan control interest rates?
No Wayne Swan does not control interest rates. Nor does Tony Abbott.
So who does?
The cash interest rate is decided by the [...]
Market leading non-bank financial services group, Aussie, has launched an exciting promise to customers that if they are not impressed by an Aussie broker’s service they will be paid $100.
The “Aussie Promise to Impress” builds on Aussie’s reputation for offering customers highly personalised mortgage broking service which translates into a better deal by meeting their [...]
With the prospect of interest rate rises in 2010, it’s no wonder there is much chatter in the media – and at the weekend barbeque – about refinancing home loans to get a better deal. But what’s involved? And is it really worth the effort?
Easier than you think
“I don’t think it’s as hard and as [...]
This week heaps of great stories came out – and it wasn’t just everyone talking about the Rate Rise (although, a few people tipped it in our blog post before the rate rise!). Tradies impacting renovations and Australia getting pumped for a boom were pretty hot topics this week – check out our picks for [...]
NSW Blues major sponsor, Aussie has joined forces with the NRL and ARL to lend a hand and potentially deliver thousands of dollars in additional funds to junior rugby league clubs across NSW and the ACT.
Aussie Executive Chairman, Mr John Symond today joined NRL Chief Executive, Mr David Gallop to launch the ‘Lend a Hand’ program, which will see Aussie donate $100 for any adult member of the junior rugby league community who attends an appointment with an Aussie mortgage broker, to the junior club of the person’s choice.
Aussie has bucked the trend in the finance industry, recording very strong growth, diversifying its product offering and employing more staff in a period marked by the effects of the Global Financial Crisis.
While competitors have suffered from falling market share, Aussie has emerged from the GFC bigger, stronger and poised to assume its mantle of [...]
Around this time last month, there was a lot of buzz around about interest rates, with many expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia to increase the cash rate by at least a quarter of a percent. To most people’s surprise, though, rates remained steady largely on the back of general market uncertainty.
One month on, have [...]
This week we’ve had tips on how to cut down costs when buying property, heaps of interest in Google’s real estate listings and loads of people checking out the video by Aussie John sharing his thoughts in home renovations in Australia.
Cutting down costs in a property seller’s market
There’s no doubt that we are presently in [...]
