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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey 2020

PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey is a detailed insight of Australia’s residential property investors. Surveying and questioning, PIP...

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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Lending options for commercial property

Despite some sectors of the property market suffering downturns during COVID (Shopping centers, tourism, dine in restaurants) several sec...

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Current interest rates, what are the banks doing?

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Nov 18, 2020
1 min

Current interest rates, what are the banks doing?

The November Reserve Bank decision to lower interest rates to a new historical low would be expected to generate rate reductions across a...

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Oct 12, 2020
1 min

Regional & Rural Property Loans

Regional & rural locations in Australia have seen large increases in sales and buyer interest in 2020, mostly due to COVID, shutdowns and...

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Budget 2020 instant asset write off extension

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Oct 12, 2020
1 min

Budget 2020 instant asset write off extension

The Australian Government's 2020 budget has provided several important business and personal stimulus measures to promote economic activi...

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Sep 8, 2020
1 min

Crunch time for borrowers

As the 6 month deferral of loan repayment period comes to an end, many borrowers are facing difficult choices. Almost half a million Aust...

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Why now is a great time to consider refinancing your mortgage!

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Sep 6, 2019
1 min

Why now is a great time to consider refinancing your mortgage!

Now may be one of the best times to consider reviewing your mortgage and consider refinancing. Why refinance now? 1. Record low interest ...

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Self-employed and want a home loan? An alt doc loan might be right for you

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Jul 4, 2019
3 min

Self-employed and want a home loan? An alt doc loan might be right for you

If you're self-employed or you own your own business, you’ll know all about the challenges of admin - keeping your accounts, finances...

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Investor and homeowners to suffer severe financial loss under proposed

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May 8, 2019
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Investor and homeowners to suffer severe financial loss under proposed

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Mar 18, 2019
2 min

Weekly economic review - Rural Bank

The combined total value of housing finance approvals across both owner occupier and investor segments (and excluding refinance) declined...

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Hayne Royal Commission, what it means for home borrowers.

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Feb 7, 2019
1 min

Hayne Royal Commission, what it means for home borrowers.

The fallout from the Hayne Royal Commission into Financial Services is just beginning and implications are far reaching. This post will l...

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Sep 4, 2018
2 min

Interest rates whereabouts?

4th September 2018 Reserve Bank of Australia leaves official rates on hold, continuing the record run of "holds". When combined with easi...

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Aug 9, 2018
5 min

Is Australian Housing Experiencing A Credit Crunch?

Cameron Kusher, Corelogic 30/7/18 With the tightening of lending criteria over recent years by lenders there is increasing use of the p...

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What Have Periods of Decline Looked Like Over Recent Years & How Long Have Markets Taken to Recover

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Jun 20, 2018
4 min

What Have Periods of Decline Looked Like Over Recent Years & How Long Have Markets Taken to Recover

AUTHOR: Cameron Kusher According to the CoreLogic Home Value Index, national dwelling values were -1.1% lower than their peak in May 2018...

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The allure of business real property in SMSFs

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May 29, 2018
4 min

The allure of business real property in SMSFs

The business real property (BRP) strategy for SMSFs has a reputation for being complicated to design and execute. This needn’t be the cas...

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May 23, 2018
1 min

Welcome to our new News Blog

We look forward to bringing relevant content to our subscribers. Our focus is on finance, property transactions, small business issues, e...

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