Top Ways To Cut Expenses And Increase Savings For Your House Deposit 2021-06-25 Is the key to saving a home deposit as simple as giving up smashed avo toast for breakfast? Well not quite, but spending less does make a difference. On top of a budget, a savings plan and strategies such as a high-interest savings account, an effective way to save is to reduce or eliminate expenses. Read more
Rentvesting 2021-06-25 Enter the property market without sacrificing your current lifestyle. Read more
Your First Meeting With A Broker 2021-06-24 There are lots of brokers around and there is a lot to learn. But there are many steps you can take to be confident that your appointment will be a success. Read more
What are the extra costs of buying a home? 2021-01-11 When taking out a mortgage, many people forget to consider the associated fees and expenses. Here are some of the extra costs that you’ll need to consider when you take out a home loan. Home loan application fees Most lenders charge a home loan application fee. This can range from loan to l... Read more
2020 Christmas Office Closure Dates 2020-12-22 We would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful clients and associates for their support throughout 2020. Although it has been a challenging year, we have been encouraged by the way our community has responded. Thank you for adapting to a new way of life in an effort to protect each... Read more
Your Property Investing Checklist 2020-09-30 Investment in real property, such as residential real estate, is likely to be a lengthy process and one that usually involves a plan for the long term. To ensure you have considered what is required before making the big purchase, we’ve outlined steps you need to take in that process. ... Read more
Three Key Triggers Telling You To Get A Depreciation Schedule 2019-11-05 Thank you to MCG Quantity Surveyors for providing this blog post. Every year people complain about Easter eggs being in the shops already in February, it’s one of those perennial water cooler topics like the magpie swooping season. Tax time is no different and for my part, I wish I wasn’t dron... Read more
How RBA rate changes affect your interest rate 2019-09-18 With the RBA setting the official cash rate at all-time lows, it’s a good time to work out how this impacts the interest rate on your home loan and whether you are getting a good deal or not. When the interest rate on your home loan fluctuates, it can feel as though you don’t have control of y... Read more
Another RBA Rate Cut! 2019-07-02 At its meeting today, the RBA board decided to lower the cash rate for the second month in a row by another 25 basis points to 1.00 per cent. Attention now turns to lenders, again, as we wait to see how this decision may affect home loan customers. In a statement accompanying the decision, ... Read more
RBA Rate Cut! 2019-06-04 At its Board meeting yesterday afternoon, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to lower the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%. In a statement accompanying the decision, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said: The outlook for the global economy remains reasonable, although the downside ... Read more
