If you are considering a fixed-rate home loan, understand the restrictions of the loan or look for one that offers similar features to a variable loan.
Property
Falling interest rates, changes to first-home owner grants, and new incentives are making it easier for people to get a foothold on the property ladder.
As competition to write new home loans grows, research from financial comparison site RateCity shows lenders are loosening the belt on loan-to-valuation rates.
The growth in Sydney house prices has become a national talking point. So, recovery or boom? Which way is the market heading?
With house and unit prices rising, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, investors need to be wary not to pay over the odds to get into the property market.
Queensland is a buyer's market. Pam Walkley looks at property bargains in the sunshine state.
Many people get onto the wealth-building path by using the equity they have built in the family home to invest - but taking the first steps can be daunting.
I'm not against foreign investment but what I don't agree with is the current policy where 100% of a new apartment block can be sold to non-residents.
Cash flow-positive property investments are not easy to find but some are being generated by the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).
Borrowers can benefit from inside information thanks to a mortgage broker.