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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...

It was only a few weeks ago that our new $1.3M median broke records (and many first home hopeful’s spirits) and yet here we are again with another headline pertaining to the relentless rise of Australian house prices. According to the latest forecast by Oxford Economics Australia (OEA), Sydney’s median is predicted to hit $1.93M...

The Olympic Games are still a few months away, but Australia’s already breaking new records. This time it’s CoreLogic’s Home Value Index taking to the podium, recording a rise of 8.9% to reach a record-breaking high in February. With the national median dwelling increasing by approximately $63,000 over the past twelve months, it now stands...

The property market rarely stands still. Interest rate movements, the number of homes listed for sale, and even the time of year can all drive shifts in the market. And change plus commitment isn’t something we’re all comfortable with. It can even see us put mental traps in place that mean we panic about missing...

Once upon a time, a price guide did what its name suggests, providing potential buyers with a ballpark figure a home would likely sell for. Over time, the distance between that guiding figure and the actual selling price has grown by quite a few ballparks. Agents underquoting to drum up interest and competition has been...

Sydney’s top performing suburbs for the quarter are in, with the Lower North Shore and Eastern Suburbs dominating the data compiled by CoreLogic. With house prices increasing by as much as $242,189 over three months in one suburb and $156,506 in another, it’s predicted the upturn in the upper end of the market could be...

It’s commonly known that the bigger your deposit, the smaller your home loan, and thus, the lower your monthly repayments. But today we’ll look into another way your deposit size could reduce your repayments: by potentially reducing your interest rate. A question we’re commonly asked (believe it or not!) is “how can I get a...