Using Equity To Renovate Your Home.
Your home is one of the biggest assets you will ever own. When property values goes up, so does the equity in your home. When this...
Barebones buying: Finding a fixer-upper
There's something extremely satisfying about bringing a broken property back from the brink. So satisfying, in fact, that it turns from a...
Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI)
When borrowing more than 80% of a property’s value, you will generally have to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI). What is LMI? LMI in...
What do I need to know about interest-only loans?
In your quest to find the right home loan, you might have encountered the term "interest-only loan", and wondered what it meant. To help...
Using your superannuation to buy property through a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF).
I often get the question - "can I use my super to invest in property"? The short answer is yes, but there are some limitations. A growing...
Are you a First Home buyer? How much deposit do you need to buy your first home?
If you ask your parents, they will probably tell you that you will need at least 20% deposit for your first home. Thankfully times have...