It can be tempting to stay in your home when you’re renovating, rather than spending money on rent. But is it really a good idea? Consider the pros and cons before you make a decision. Advantages of staying in your home You’ll keep your creature comforts and sleep at the same address, but what are […]

Given we’ve been dwelling in the land of low interest rates for an extraordinarily lengthy period of time now, you’d think everything would be pretty straightforward when it comes to securing investment finance these days. Alas however, the lending landscape is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. Banks are busy acting completely contrary to monetary policymakers, […]

It’s been over 2 years now since the Reserve Bank did its job. Well, that’s perhaps a little harsh, given the complete conundrum the monetary policymaker continues to find itself in, every month, without fail. Like Groundhog Day. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. For whatever reason, something, somewhere in the world and in […]

There’s an interesting dichotomy at play in the Australian housing sector. As the responsibility to provide rental accomodation continues to fall increasingly on private citizens (with a marked decline in public housing supply), more and more people are being funnelled into a life of long term tenancy. At a time when governments are stepping away […]