A gifted deposit can help first home buyers, but it can also create legal and financial risks. Here's what families should know before handing over money. With interest rates sitting at their highest point in 12 years, the cost of rent edging up ...
Australian property owners refinanced more than 372,000 mortgages valued at roughly $215 billion during 2024, the latest data from property settlement firm PEXA has revealed. While it might not seem like it from the numbers, last year was actually comparatively ...
The ATO is cracking down on landlords who don't declare rental income, laundry hacks to save $1000 a year, and the popular PIN used by one in 10 Australians. Here are five things you may have missed this week. 2.2 million landlords set to be scrutinised ...
While the past two years have showcased remarkable resilience, affordability pressure, uneven regional growth and interest rate uncertainty are reshaping the property landscape. Government reforms aimed at addressing affordability and supply are underway ...
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Can you generate passive income with ETFs? In this episode of the Friends With Money podcast, Money's Michelle Baltazar sits down in the studio with deputy head of investments and capital markets at VanEck, Jamie Hannah, to discuss how best to capitalise ...
Dear Paul, I am 78 and on the full age pension. I have $93,000 in shares and $5000 in savings. I own my unit and am mortgage free. My question is: should I continue to keep my shares or sell them and put the cash in the bank? My reason being: taking ...
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed. The most significant price rises in the quarter were recreation and culture (+1.5%), and alcohol and tobacco ...
In late 2021, when the cash rate was near zero and talk of an increase was growing due to inflation, I paid $3000 to break my fixed mortgage contract with Commonwealth Bank. I switched to a new four-year fixed rate of 1.89%. At the time, I worried the ...
If the pressure to plan an Instagram-worthy Easter is filling you with dread so soon after Christmas, you're not alone. Social media is fuelling pressure to have "perfect" holidays - "picture-perfect decorations, matching outfits, curated everything" ...
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