If you are buying or selling a property, the settlement period is when you will deal with finances and paperwork to legally transfer ownership of the property. Your financial and legal reps will handle the hard stuff but knowing what is involved is key to a smooth settlement. Here we guide you through it. Before […]

For decades, Australians have understood the benefits of home ownership. Owning a “Primary Place Of Residence” (“PPOR”, AKA your castle) unlocks doors to wealth and personal fulfilment. Many Australians also understand the benefits of investing in more than one property. However, sometimes the semantics—or timing—of purchasing more than one property can be confusing. Some of […]

Building a new home that looks and feels just right – or making big changes to the place you live – is a goal for many. But it can be a more complicated process and a very different experience to buying an existing property. And it can require a specific type of financing – a […]

With record low interest rates, a flattening housing market and repeated assertions from RBA governor Philip Lowe that a rates rise is not on the horizon, this may be the right time for first home buyers to strike. Following the August Reserve Bank (RBA) meeting, interest rates remain at 0.25% for August. As recently as […]