Author: Otto Dargan
Can You Use Your Super As A Deposit?
Should Australians be allowed to dip into their superannuation for the deposit on their first home? Treasurer Joe Hockey recently floated this idea when speaking with Sunrise‘s David Koch last Friday and it has since roused the ire of members of the Labor Party and former...
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6 Questions To Ask A Real Estate Agent
As you hop from one property to another in search of the perfect house, knowing what questions to ask your real estate agent can save you a lot of time, stress and confusion. Your agent can be your best friend and give you several tips – if you ask the right questions! By...
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Australian Mortgages For UK Residents
Australian real estate has been popular with British expats and investors for a long time: many like to move here, either temporarily or permanently. At the moment, Australia is also one of the safest property markets in the world. When applying for a mortgage in Australia,...
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Australian Mortgages For UK Residents
Australian real estate has been popular with British expats and investors for a long time. Many like to move here, either temporarily or permanently. At the moment Australia is also one of the safest property investment countries in the world. Does buying real estate differ...
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Australian Mortgages For USA Citizens
Contrary to popular belief, there are Americans that actually know where Australia is! In fact, each year, thousands of US citizens migrate Down Under to become expats to holiday and work, and some even end up buying their very own slice of the Australian dream. A large...
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Warehouse Conversions
There are many old unused warehouse and loft spaces in and around major cities. When investors and developers convert these into large, open plan apartments they are called warehouse conversions, or loft conversions. Many people are attracted to the buildings that have character...
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Australian Mortgages
It can be very difficult to research borrowing funds in other countries. This is often magnified when you are looking to purchase something like property. The rules and regulations surrounding property markets can be complicated and difficult to understand, especially when...
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Mortgages Over $1,000,000
Many lenders have changed to stricter policies on loans over 80% of the property value for mortgages over $1 million. This is due to changes made by the lenders mortgage insurers. The insurers have their own restrictions and will not insure the banks and lenders if you are...
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ANZ Increases Interest Rates
Variable Interest rates for ANZ customers are to increase by 0.06% as announced by ANZ today. This announcement came after the monthly meeting of Reserve Bank of Australia for the month of February. What are the Reserve Bank of Australia’s lending rates? RBA interest...
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