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Expert reveals the best-performing capital city market on the mainland

As a property investor, you only want to consider best properties, so naturally you would invest in the best-performing capital city market. According to one property ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 26 Sep 2018

When are interest-only loans going to be more viable again?

With the recent push away from interest-only loans by APRA and the RBA, this investor favourite is becoming more difficult to secure. We ask a mortgage broker when he ...

FINANCE • Wed, 26 Sep 2018

Melbourne developments missing out on middle of market

Developments in Melbourne have been focusing on either the luxury or the entry-level residents, but a large majority of middle-range, two-bedroom apartments have been ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 26 Sep 2018

Rentvestors feeling the full force of mortgage stress

Rentvestors are currently undergoing high levels of mortgage stress, even more so than owner-occupiers, the results of a new study indicate.

FINANCE • Tue, 25 Sep 2018

Cladding rectifications to see ‘huge’ decrease in property values

Until properties with illegal cladding are fixed, property values are set to face “huge” decreases and units are expected to sell slower than usual.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 25 Sep 2018

Market softening not scaring majority of investors

A recent survey has found that even though Australia’s most-populated and unaffordable capital cities are reaching their downturn in the market, the majority of investors ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 24 Sep 2018

How to navigate through the danger zone of interest-only loans

Chances are if you currently have an interest-only loan, it will be running out in the next few years, or what one mortgage broker calls the “danger zone”

FINANCE • Mon, 24 Sep 2018

Single capital city avoids value decline

Across the major capital cities, only one capital city saw a value rise, while the rest declined, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 24 Sep 2018

NSW rental reforms announced: What’s changed?

Amendments to current rental legislation have been introduced to the NSW Parliament and aim to give more power to tenants, which includes the ability in certain cases to ...

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 21 Sep 2018