First Home Buyer Loans

An increasing number of people looking to purchase real estate in Australia are using the services of a buyer’s advocate. Buyer’s advocates – also known as buyer’s agents or buyer’s representatives – help people with the real Read more…

Purchasing a three-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block was once regarded as the “Australian dream.” However, with a growing population, increased urbanisation in major centres such as Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and the Central Coast, and changing Read more…

In many cases, loans with offset accounts mean borrowers can save significant amounts of money in repayments over the life of a loan. But an offset doesn’t work for everybody. Find out if an offset is Read more…

Transfer duty – paid when anyone buys a property – was, until recently, known as ‘stamp duty’ in New South Wales. And it’s come a long way from its 17th century origins as a fee for Read more…

A Mortgage Broker Sydney, we are not in the business of forecasting the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) interest rate decisions. There are enough bankers and economists playing that foolhardy game. What we do, instead, is Read more…

Questions to Ask Yourself at a Property Inspection   One of the dangers of house hunting is that you could become so enamoured with a property that you forget to ask yourself the crucial practical questions. To keep Read more…

Finding a place to rent has never been harder in Sydney. In fact, right across Australia the ‘housing crisis’ affects would-be renters more than any other segment of the community. The maths is simple: there aren’t Read more…

When purchasing or selling a property, you will need to work with a conveyancer or solicitor (unless you are extremely courageous). Even though they are typically quite simple, contracts and title can occasionally present unforeseen challenges. Read more…

How interest rates work   Whether it’s radio talkback, TV current affairs or just chat in the workplace lunchroom, there is a lot of interest in interest in Australia. In the lead-up to the regular Reserve Bank of Australia Read more…

Redraw Explained – How You Can Save Money Redraw facilities are a typical component of many variable home loans, and they can save homeowners a significant amount of money over the course of the loan. Here are Read more…

Players in the property market – for buyers Buying a property is unlike any other purchase most people are likely to make in their lives. Usually someone makes or grows something, someone else sells it and someone Read more…

While private sales are common in many locations, auctions are also a popular method of buying and selling real estate throughout Australia. Auctions are high-stakes affairs, whether they are held at a central location or Read more…