Many real estate industry experts agree that March is one of the most popular months of the year when it comes to trying to buy or sell a property. (more…)
Moving House
Keeping watch on the March market
Monday, March 14th, 2011Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Home Loan Tips, Moving House | March 14th, 2011 No Comments » Tags: Move House, Property, Upgrade
Weighing up when to sell?
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Working out exactly when the right time is to sell, is a little like working out the right time to fix a loan. In other words, it’s a tough one to call.
And at the moment (notwithstanding we’re coming into the Christmas season), it’s a challenging period to try and choose the right time to sell if that’s part of your game plan. (more…)
Posted in Home Loan Tips, Interest Rates, Moving House | December 7th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: Budget, Home Loan, Move House, Property Market
The rate wobbles
Friday, November 26th, 2010With yet another official rate announcement expected in just over a week to cap off the year, there are some sectors of the market with an obvious case of the rate wobbles.
This condition is characterised by the following symptoms: (more…)
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Interest Rates, Moving House, Refinancing, Uncategorized | November 26th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: First Home Buyers, Fixed Rate, Home Loan, home loan rate, Home Loans, Interest Rates, Mortgage, mortgage rate, Property Market, rate rise, RBA, standard variable rate, Variable loan, variable rate
Moving house? Move your budget into action
Thursday, October 7th, 2010“We need to move – this house is too small / needs too much work / doesn’t suit our lifestyle anymore/ isn’t in the right location.”
Whatever the reason you decide you want to up sticks and move houses, you would do well to remind yourself that the cost to move homes doesn’t simply start and finish with the difference it may have cost you to upgrade to new digs. (more…)
Posted in Moving House, Property and Tax, Refinancing | October 7th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, Budget, Calculators, Home Loans, Interest Rates, Mortgage, Move House, Property Market, Refinance, Renovation, Spending, Stamp Duty
Avoid looking at property through rose coloured glasses
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010With the busy Spring property sale season now in full swing, there are plenty of potential buyers keen to get their toe in the door – at any price.
So with a few words of caution and in the wise words of my mother – remember to remove your rose-coloured glasses when you’re looking at any property as the emotional connection you create, may end up costing you serious money. (more…)
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Moving House | September 28th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, Budget, First Home Buyers, First Home Savers Account, Home Loans, Move House, Property Market, Regional Property Market, Renovate
Are we in a midst of a property market slowdown?
Friday, June 4th, 2010The property market has remained strong for the past 12 months, but now amid concerns of rising interest rates and threats of a global economic slowdown – property buyers are holding back.
While auctions account for less than a quarter of all dwelling transactions nationally, Cameron Kusher, senior research analyst at Rpdata.com says, “auction clearance rates provide an excellent indication of current market sentiment; the results are more timely than private treaty results which are subject to time lags.” (more…)
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Interest Rates, Moving House | June 4th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, Budget, First Home Buyers, Home Loan, Home Loans, Move House, Property, Property Market, Upgrade
Upgraders bring competition into the property market
Monday, May 3rd, 2010It seems that investors are not the only ones interested in capitalising on the current market opportunities. QBE LMI’s Chief executive officer Ian Graham believes that upgraders will also be contributing to property market movements in 2011.
Mr Graham believes the coming year will see upgraders stepping up to fill the demand gap created by the decline in first home buyer activity since the federal government’s boosted first home buyer stimulus was withdrawn. (more…)
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Moving House | May 3rd, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, Budget, First Home Buyers, Home Loan, Home Loans, Invest, Move House, Upgrade
Do you think it’s better to rent or own your home? What are you thoughts?
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Read the full article here, http://bit.ly/cHTuuj
Have a read through and cast your vote on the blog poll or comment your thoughts below – we want to know: Would you rent as a lifestyle choice or would you prefer to live in a home that you own?
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Moving House | April 28th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, First Home Buyers, Home Loan, Home Loans, Invest, Move House, Property, Rent
Resi announced as WINNER of Your Mortgage’s BEST VALUE INTRO RATE – OVERALL NON BANK WINNER for Switch & Save!
Monday, February 15th, 2010Resi Home Loans is proud to announce that they are the Your Mortgage overall non-bank winner for Best Value Introductory Loan for Switch & Save.
Their award winning product, Switch & Save tops competition within the non-bank category not only because of its current low variable introductory rate of 5.70%* but also thanks to its competitive revert rate that kicks in after 24 months and no start-up or ongoing fees.
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Interest Rates, Moving House, Refinancing | February 15th, 2010 No Comments » Tags: affordability, First Home Buyers, Home Loan, Home Loans, Interest Rates, Invest, Lender, Move House, Property, Refinance, Variable loan, variable rate
House are prices are inflated… or maybe not?
Thursday, January 28th, 2010With so much talk of increasing house prices and affordability – RP Data and Rismark are challenging this belief. From last week’s research, they claim that housing affordability has not declined since 2003. According to Rismark’s CEO, Christopher Joye, “There is an uninformed perception that houses are much more expensive now, compared to our household incomes, than they ever have been before.”
“But that is not correct, affordability in the housing market is not deteriorating rapidly, average house prices are not seven to eight times household incomes as is often quoted,” he says
Posted in Buying to Invest, First Time Buyers, Moving House | January 28th, 2010 3 Comments » Tags: affordability, Budget, First Home Buyers, Home Loan, Home Loans, Invest, Move House, Property