The beauty of Sydney is that there is a suburb suitable for every stage of life and every lifestyle – from trendy urban dwellers to nature inspired lifestyles and multi-care retirement living. But while the bulk of suburbs in the greater Sydney area all offer something for growing families, there are some that are more …
The age of easy home loans is over, and there are some key things that lenders will be looking for before they give you approval to buy your dream home. Do the groundwork before you approach the bank or a broker and you’ll be thanking yourself later. Check your credit rating. If you’ve left …
Those Saturday morning home opens can be overwhelming, all those cars pull up out of nowhere and a crowd rushes through the front door, pushing from bedroom to bedroom as the agent hurries around collecting numbers and handing out flyers. Before you know it the half hour viewing window is closed and you’re left with …
Thinking about a fourth bedroom? Maybe it’s time the children had their own space, or you feel like you deserve a bit more back yard. But should you be obsessing over the real estate section of the local paper or are you better off reading home improvement magazines and spending the next twelve months and …
Getting the money together for a new or upgraded property is a tough slog, here are some ideas that will help you build your deposit. It’s hard to remember the days before the global financial crisis when it was possible to waltz into the bank and waltz out again with loan covering the majority …
Acquiring Real Estate is a complex and often emotional process and it’s easy to do the wrong thing. Here are some things to make sure to avoid. Only listening to your heart Think about that time you nearly bought a cute and fluffy puppy – it tugged at your heart strings and you would …
Nowadays the term kippers – ‘kids in parents’ pockets, eroding retirement savings’ is bandied about frequently, as more and more adult offspring refuse or are unable to make the launch from the family nest into their own home. With rental prices soaring, they’d prefer to stay put while they save for a deposit on a …
Changing interest rates have a very real and direct effect on mortgage rates and therefore the overall performance of the property market. Historically a 7% interest rate has been considered the tipping point for buyer interest/disinterest. Any percentage point below 7% typically sparked activity in the real estate sector as both buyers and sellers …
Making the move from the family home or a rental property to owning your first home is a big step and for the novice, there is a lot to think about. Much is at stake and emotions can run high. There is plenty of advice available from both reputable sources as well as well-meaning anecdotal …
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