Good financial decision making is about more than avoiding debt or having a budget, it’s about critically analysing your options, writes… Carly Sawatzki, Monash University Advice on money often boils down to simplistic messages about budgeting, understanding compound interest and avoiding debt. But research suggests financial decision-making depends as much on our values, expectations, emotions…
Immigration shifts. Annual long-term arrivals into Australia hit a record +777,430 in August 2017, +6.5 per cent higher than a year earlier, although the recent record surge does appear to be running out of steam. This trend does have significant implications for the absorption of all those new apartments in the capital cities. The number…
Property spruikers are at pains to outline that because one area is cheaper than another, it must be a better buy. Take Sydney versus SEQld, for example. Some folks have been calling for – and still are – a SEQld real estate “boom”. Yet, the latest figures show that dwelling values have risen by about…
