Effective planning is key to getting the best results from your property purchase. The first step, when planning for purchasing your first home or investment property, is to build your deposit. You will need to show that you have at least 5% of the purchase price in genuine savings. There really is no quick
We will often get enquiries from people asking if it would be a good idea to use their superannuation to invest in property. There certainly is a growing trend for people to set up SMSFs for the purpose of buying a property. If you are considering doing this, we would recommend that you equip
It would be easy, with the long period of low interest rates that we have experienced, to forget that interest rates will rise at some point in the future. The key to being properly prepared is to be aware that an interest rate rise can occur, and to think through what would happen in your particular circumstance if this did happen.
As we know, the RBA left the official cash rate at 2.25% on 3 March, 2015. Given the low home loan interest rate environment we are currently experiencing, a common question is: Should I fix my home loan interest rate? For most people their mortgage is likely to be their largest financial obligation, and as
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - December 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has now remained unchanged for sixteen months. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - November 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 14 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.
Reserve Bank interest rate announcement - October 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 13 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement - August 2014 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. They have decided to leave this rate steady at 2.50% pa. The official rate has remained unchanged for 12 months now. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with
