Property
‘Millennials want a dream home now – not in 20 years’
When I bought my ramshackle first home in the 1980s, I just wanted to get my foot on the property ladder. But millennials want their dream home now.
‘Wildly inconsistent’ housing market figures: who can you believe?
How much did Sydney house prices grow in 2016 - was it 3.3%, 7.5%, 10.7%, or 16.7%? It depends on who you ask. Growth figures are notoriously inconsistent.
Should you buy now and pay LMI or keep saving a deposit?
As rising house prices are making it more difficult to get into the property market, first-home buyers are faced with the question: is it best to pay lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) and jump into the market now, or wait and save a higher deposit?
How to get your rental bond back in full
Leaving a rental property can put some money back in your wallet. Here's what you need to know to make sure you get your bond.
What could you save by locking in your home loan rate now?
With the government regulator tightening regulations and banks hiking mortgage rates, is it finally time to think about fixing your home loan rate?
Ask Paul: Pay off mortgage or keep it as a line of credit?
We plan to renovate our house. Should we close out our almost-paid-for mortgage and apply for a loan or keep the current mortgage as a line of credit?
What will it take to finally shake up housing affordability?
Federal Budget initiatives go some way towards helping first-home buyers, but the government is still overlooking the one thing that will make a real difference.
Should you pay your mortgage weekly or fortnightly?
Home loan interest is calculated on the daily balance. So how much can you save by switching to fortnightly or weekly mortgage repayments?
Ask Paul: We sold our home, now it’s taking too long to buy
Sandra and her family have $600,000 in savings after selling the house, and are now renting. She asks Paul Clitheroe if they are better off buying somewhere to live.
ME Bank reduces principal-and-interest home loan rates
ME Bank is the latest lender to decrease principal-and-interest mortgage rates while hiking rates on interest-only borrowers.
