There’s so much uncertainty with what’s going to happen to our economy and our property markets. How do you plan for your financial future? That’s one of the questions we’re going to answer today in the first of a series of question and answer podcasts. Today I’m going to have a chat with Brett Warren…
Australians have wiped a staggering $4.2 billion dollars off the national credit card debt accruing interest since the COVID pandemic hit. Figures released by the RBA show that since March, credit card debt accruing interest has dropped by 16 per cent to $22.79 billion, the lowest total since October 2005. This means Australians have knocked…
Paying off your home loan sounds like a great idea. So does investing for your future. If you don’t have enough money to do both – and a lot of people don’t – which do you go for? Most people are actively paying off both the principal and the interest, because that’s what they’ve always done….
What makes an investment-grade property? What makes it different from all of the other properties? What’s the right strategy for this stage of the property cycle? What’s the endgame that property investors should be considering at the moment, considering how coronavirus has disrupted our property cycle? That’s what we’re going to talk about today. I’m…
There is a lot of concern that at the end of September when the current deferral scheme and government support packages expire Australia is going to fall off of a “Financial Cliff.” To save lives, governments moved quickly to stop the spread of coronavirus. When the economy was crushed by restrictions on movement and “normal…
Here are some COVID-19 figures… Globally there are now more than 657,000 cases of the Coronavirus, and more than 30,400 deaths. On a global basis new cases continue to climb to 65,000 per day and rising. With the exponential increase continuing, it’s only a matter of time before total global known cases ascend to 1…
Last Thursday’s cut in the Reserve Bank’s cash rate to 0.25% brings it a new all-time low and the floor below which it plans to cut no more. It means the rates set by the Reserve Bank of Australia, the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand…
They say blood is thicker than water but when it comes to distributing your wealth, human instinct can take on a darker side because money is involved. People often feel vulnerable when contemplating their death, but this is no excuse to not have a Will. It’s vital that you receive legal advice when preparing your…
We all want to buy our house or our next investment property at the lowest price possible, or at least get good value for our money. You now know that the asking price quoted by the selling agent will usually be more than the owner is willing to take for their home. It’s just part…
So, you want to take on a construction project. It’s an admirable ambition – and a smart one at a time when the market in most major cities looks to have bottomed out and be on the verge of recovery. Striking while the iron is hot and taking on a construction project is a good…