Buying or selling a home can be complex and time-consuming. Even before you make the ‘big decisions’ about which property to buy, which home loan to select, or which agent you engage to sell your home, you have other important decisions to make. You are more likely to make the right choices and avoid expensive mistakes by doing your research. Use our articles from leading experts whether you are buying or selling a home to prepare for this big step.
Buying a property can be nerve-wracking, especially for first-timers. Besides taking on the biggest financial commitment in your life, there’s the actual mechanics of buying the property. Most of the time in life, if we want to buy something, we just buy it, don’t we? We don’t really need to negotiate on price (well, except…
When selling our home we all want the best price possible, while the buyer is usually after the best deal they can get. However, in the end, most houses sell for what I would call fair market value — the price a willing buyer will pay, and a keen seller will accept, given that neither…
When I bought my first house, I bawled my eyes out, but it wasn’t because I was overjoyed, and it wasn’t because I was terrified to be taking on a big mortgage. Both of those things were true. But I cried for another reason entirely. Stamp duty. No one had warned me about stamp duty….
Beachside towns in New South Wales and Victoria have seen house prices drop by up to $108,000 in the past year as lockdown-driven demand slows down, according to a recent article from View. Coastal areas in Victoria’s Gippsland and Warrnambool regions have experienced the steepest falls in Australia since May last year. Suburbs such as…
You’d think by all of the media coverage on low interest rates and strengthening property markets that lending was equally as shiny at the moment. Sure, it is much better than it was a year or two ago, when lending was restricted, mainly because of stringent policies instigated by APRA (Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority). These…
Buying your first home has always been one of the highlights of many people’s lives. It’s something that they’ve dreamed about and had to make sacrifices for to make it a reality. The thing is buying your first home is often imbued with emotion, which is understandable, but it’s not necessarily the best thing when…
Millennials who delay buying their first home are putting themselves at huge risk of being long-term renters. But complaining about a lack of affordability isn’t going to get them anywhere; instead, they need to start to turn attitude into action. The fact is: that the number of first-home buyers is dwindling. This is a massive…
Whether it’s your first, your fifth or even your 15th property, nothing quite beats that feeling of excitement that comes with making the decision to put an offer down on a property. That said, buying property can be a long, arduous journey – which is why the real estate agent who is selling the home…
House or unit… It’s an age-old debate among property investors, but I’m here to settle it once and for all. Which makes the best property investment, and what will people prefer to live in 10 years down the track? Are units a good investment, or is a house a good investment? There are lots of…
It seems as though there are always stories about the challenges of housing affordability in the media. And this seems to be dividing us into a nation of those who are property owners and those who believe property will always be unaffordable. I remember during the property boom of 2106 and 2017 it was all…
