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Put the party pies on ice and postpone those rate-cut celebrations for a while yet. The much-touted rate cuts we’ve been waiting for may not arrive until 2025. Here’s why rates could be staying higher for longer, and how to take action yourself. June saw the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) keep the cash rate...

Italy’s 1 Euro homes took the world by storm a few years ago, but there’s another destination property market worth pondering. In Japan, incredible traditional homes surrounded by stunning scenery are being sold for unbelievably low prices in hopes of breathing new life into its countryside. Due to an ageing population and declining rural economy,...

In an unprecedented move, Quantiphy Finance has partnered with a Big 4 lender to bring you a unique and innovative mortgage solution. This exclusive product allows eligible ‘low risk’ borrowers to access loans of up to 95% of a property’s value, significantly higher than the usual 80% threshold, without the need for Lenders Mortgage Insurance...

Nan and Pop have always been good for birthday money, but one-in-10 grandparents are taking their generosity to the next level: helping their grandkids buy a first home. Most of us have special memories of pocketing a few treats from Granny and Gramps. But it turns out those small gestures of affection we knew as...

Would you believe us if we told you that despite the constant news cycle reporting record-breaking house prices, home values have actually only risen 2.8% across Australia since April 2022? Though surprising, that’s what CoreLogic uncovered in their recently published analysis comparing property market performance before and after Australia’s historic two-year rate hike cycle. Not...

If you live within one of the 25 public school catchments in NSW where the only option is a same-sex high school, you might want to have your property revalued next year. In a move that has surely reactivated the tear ducts of many a Newington old boy, the NSW Government is delivering on its...

Another month, another record high for Australia’s rental market (AKA the Landlord’s market.) Nationally, the median weekly rent is now at $627, with rents now 8.5% higher than this time last year. At this point, you could pretty much close your eyes and put a pin anywhere on a map of Australia to pick a...

Who doesn’t love a tax cut? Most of us are now only weeks away from saving on our tax bills, with Stage 3 tax cuts to kick in from 1 July. But another key advantage is that the tax cuts could give your borrowing power a nice boost. The upcoming Stage 3 tax cuts have...

Ask Adrian Portelli and he’ll likely tell you no – with a few colourful words thrown in for good measure. Over the weekend, the Australian entrepreneur sold one of the three Hampton East houses he purchased on The Block for $1,055,000 less than he paid for it just five months ago. Known as “Lambo Guy”...

Investors are continuing to flock to the property market, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics saying the volume of new investor loans in February was 21.5% higher compared to a year ago. Investment loans now make up over half of the growth in new loans over the past year. But in an unexpected twist, it isn’t...