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8 tips to save and pay off your mortgage sooner

It’s no secret that paying off your home loan sooner can save you plenty. However, with cost-of-living pressures and rising interest rates, it can be hard to find extra cash. A series of small changes applied consistently over time could put you on track to…

Tips for nabbing a bargain this spring

The spring sales season is here, but what do rising interest rates mean for this traditionally busy period?  The pandemic’s peak profit-making period has now officially passed, with property prices still falling across much of the country.   However, with rapidly rising interest rates cutting the…

Welcome to our October Newsletter

Household budgets are feeling the pinch of yet another rate rise. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to 2.6 per cent, prompting some lenders to increase their variable rates by 0.25 percentage points.  Meanwhile, home values continued to fall across much…

What you need to know come settlement day

The search for your dream property can be both exciting and stressful. From the inspections that kick everything off to putting in your offer and having it accepted, these are all stepping stones on the journey towards ownership. It all culminates in the final step…