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More and more Australians are becoming landlords by buying investment properties. Having an investment property allows you to: generate rental income from tenants (that you can use to pay off your investment property loan). pay...

Australia has been in a property boom over the last 18 months. Prices have been rising at levels not seen since the early 1990s. If you bought or owned any property before the boom, you...

Choosing the right investment property loan is just as important as choosing the right investment property. It helps you to maximise your return on investment (ROI).   Here are our top 6 tips for choosing an...

Choosing whether to get a fixed or variable rate home loan is an important financial decision. If you make the wrong one, it could cost you a lot of money. Interest is the single biggest...

Rental income levels around Australia are skyrocketing at the moment. Tenant demand is at the highest level it’s been for more than a decade, driving rents up to record levels. That’s good news for investment...

If you’re looking at an investment property to capitalise on Australia’s booming property market, getting your finance approved is crucial. Here are our top 5 tips to help you get your investment property loan application...

Wondering what the average size home loan in Australia is at the moment and what the repayments are? Read on to find out! The table below shows the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...

Have you ever considered refinancing your home loan? If you haven’t, it’s worth considering every few years. You might be able to save yourself plenty of money, especially with interest rates in Australia being at...

‘Serviceability’ is home loan jargon for your ability to make (‘service’) your home loan repayments. When you apply for a home loan, your lender will calculate your serviceability ratio. Factors that affect home loan serviceability...

If you have an offset account (or you’re thinking of getting one), it’s important to make the most of it. There are two major reasons for that. 1) An offset account can help you to...

If you want to invest in property, it’s important to understand the property cycle. It has four phases:1) boom 2) upswing 3) stagnant 4) downturn. We’ll look at each of these phases in turn. The...