First home buyers will be able to get into a house with as little as 5% deposit through a new government scheme, but there's a catch.
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Can't afford to buy where you live? Rentvesting means you can enjoy your favourite suburb and still get a foothold in the property market. But will it work for you?
Resigned to life as a tenant for the foreseeable future? Don't lose heart. Here's how to negotiate cheaper rent.
Australians are finding it harder to pay off their homes, with 28% of over 55s still making mortgage repayments, and it's only going to get worse.
The RBA has slashed interest rates in the first cash rate move in almost three years. The move was widely expected, and no doubt the focus will now turn to mortgage rates; how low will they go?
First-home buyers can enter a contract to buy or build their first home at an earlier time and still have access to the scheme rather than waiting for funds to be released, under important changes to the First Home Super Saver Scheme.
Buyers using the First Home Super Saver Scheme can now enter into a contract without having to wait for cash to be released from their super fund first.
Housing affordability has improved substantially since Budget 2018, but could last night's Budget have done more?
Josh Frydenberg will unveil the Federal Budget, his first as treasurer, in Canberra tonight. With all eyes on Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he prepares to announce the date of the next federal election, tonight's Budget is an important step in the Coalition's bid for re-election.
Don't give in to the fear about the housing market and falling property prices. This is not the beginning of the end; it is an opportunity.
