This week we discovered how to make your property purchase stress free, learned of a new proposal to pay off stamp duty and listen to John Symond explain how Lender’s Mortgage Insurance works. Check out This Week’s Picks!
This week we discovered how to make your property purchase stress free, learned of a new proposal to pay off stamp duty and listen to John Symond explain how Lender’s Mortgage Insurance works. Check out This Week’s Picks!
Back in the 1970s you only needed 5.8 times the average annual salary to service a median home loan. Today that figure has almost doubled to 8.9 times. Mark McCrindle of McCrindle Research cites these figures in his recent study on Housing Affordability and Generation Y. So it is hardly surprising that more Gen Ys [...]
Have you found your ideal home but you’re not sure about the suburb? Then chances are it might not be the right move for you. Your Home investigates some of the top mistakes buyers make when it comes to choosing the right suburb. Not looking at all aspects of the property When searching for your [...]
So you’ve outgrown your home but do you stay put and renovate/extend or is it time to sell and move on? Making your decision will come down to a number of factors including lifestyle choices and your budget. Here’s how to decide between the options. What to consider? When weighing up whether to think about [...]
Buying a home is a huge investment and the last thing you want is to get stuck with a home full of costly defects. Angus Kell, ACT & NSW state manager of Archicentre, the advisory arm of the Australian Institute of Architects said pre-purchase inspection report statistics show that more than 35 percent of homes [...]
August 2009 Investors are set to take up the slack in the property market once the first home owners grant starts to be scaled back after September 30th. According to Matthew Bell, economist for Australian Property Monitors, there is plenty of statistical evidence that investors are looking at property again. “Property investors who have been [...]
Market Outlook by John Symond, Aussie Executive Chairman The extension of the Federal Government’s first home buyer’s grant to September 30 has been a boon for those looking to enter the property market for the first time. The $21,000 grant only applies to people aged over 18 years of age and those who are buying [...]