Looking to invest in property? New research shows that the latest investment hotspots lie outside the inner city. Here's where savvy buyers are heading.
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Should Norm take out an interest-only home loan and invest the savings into super? Paul Clitheroe says it all comes down to personality and discipline.
What do Carramar and Caboolture have in common? Here are the five cheapest suburbs for renters in each capital city, according to Cotality.
The likely winners of the expanded 5% deposit Home Guarantee Scheme, the market rate for pocket money, and how supermarkets make it hard for shoppers to compare value. Here are five things you may have missed this week.
How can property investors identify hotspots early? We reveal the green flags for growth suburbs in this episode of the Friends With Money podcast.
Australia's poorly regulated construction industry has given rise to an epidemic of defective construction, leaving buyers to pay the price.
As more property investors bail out, one in two say they would sell up if negative gearing or capital gains tax breaks were wound back.
"I'm getting a lot of information about financial advisers who charge a fee to explain how to pay off your home loan within 7-10 years," Sven tells Paul Clitheroe.
Why are the changes to the Home Guarantee Scheme so significant? Joseph Daoud, mortgage broker and founder of It's Simple Finance, explains.
The government's fast-tracked Home Guarantee Scheme lets you buy with just a 5% deposit, but stamp duty could sting just as much.
