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Heading off to uni can be a great investment in your skills and qualifications, potentially leading to a higher income over the course of your career. The downside for many, though, is a lingering student debt. More than just a balance to be repaid, a HECS/HELP debt can impact your ability to buy a home....

This is the first time the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the cash rate since it slashed rates to 0.10% in November 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Since then, we’ve had 13 cash rate hikes as the RBA attempted to rein in inflation. RBA Governor Michele Bullock said in a statement...

Ever spotted a bargain property and then thought to yourself: ‘What’s the catch?’ Well, more often than not there’s a good reason behind a lower-than-expected price tag. And while an undesirable location might not be a deal breaker for you, it could make it harder to sell later. Beautiful home, dead quiet neighbours. Sounds brilliant,...

Great news for home owners – plenty of economists are tipping an RBA rate cut for February. Assuming it happens, once the celebrations have died down, what next? We explain what to expect when rates head south. It’s been a long time between drinks for home owners celebrating a rate cut. The last time the...

The latest inflation figures have thrown a curveball before a pivotal RBA meeting in February. With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data coming in lower than expected—annual underlying inflation now sitting at 3.2%—speculation is rife that the RBA might move to cut interest rates as soon as next month. But while the door is open,...

Amid growing expectations of rate cuts in 2025, sticking with a variable home loan rate can seem like a no-brainer. But not so fast. Locking in your home loan rate can also have upsides, including the potential for a lower rate right now.\ Home loans come in all shapes and sizes. A common thread is...

With the year almost done and dusted, it’s time to take names and numbers and crown the winners and losers. Using CoreLogic’s Best of the Best report findings alongside PopTrack data, let’s do just that. Without further ado, here are the best and worst performing suburbs of 2024. Actually, first, a small amount of ado....

As we head towards the end of 2024, let’s take a look at how property markets performed over the last year – and discover what the experts say may lie in store for home prices in 2025. 2024 has been a year of change, with property values and market conditions shifting across many of our...

Turns out the doghouse isn’t such a bad place, after all. In a move that is drawing pawsitive response from across Australia, real estates are including “staging pets” in their property listings to boost sales. I Shih Tzu not. In Australia, 70% of households own a pet. And with almost 29 million pets in the...

Sounds like a Seinfeld bit, doesn’t it? But seriously, are they buying or bailing? Everyone’s got an opinion, depending on who you ask and what you read. This difference in opinion could be due to the fact that despite strong investment growth nationally over the past 12 months, new loan commitments have eased slightly since...