With 8 million Australians renting three million properties, what do you do if you can't pay the rent because of the impact of coronavirus?
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Should Ros and her husband cash out his super to pay off an investment property that is draining them? They've got Paul Clitheroe worried.
So you've decided to sell your family home. Y you'll need somewhere to put the funds from your sale, preferably somewhere where the value of your money doesn't go backwards - and it's not easy given our low interest rates.
So, you're in the market for an investment property. Time to scour your area for the cheapest, highest-renting property, right? Wrong.
Why is it important not to overlook lenders mortgage insurance? What's the risk of cross-securitising properties? Here are five mortgage traps to avoid.
Buying property on your own is not impossible but you'll be going up against couples with two incomes, so it requires plenty of discipline.
A simple change to how often you pay your mortgage could save you tens of thousands of dollars and shave years off the life of your home loan.
If you're one of the 80% of mortgage holders who stick with the big bank they know but usually don't love, you could be throwing away tens of thousands of dollars.
If you've been supposedly saving for a deposit for years without making much progress, it's time to give yourself a deadline.
Don't buy into the idea that home ownership is just a pipe dream. More than a third of Aussie properties have mortgage repayments lower than than rental payments.
