property

Achieving your dream of home ownership can be both an exciting and daunting prospect. It's often an emotionally charged financial decision so it's important to plan carefully. There are a number of considerations worth accounting for when preparing ... More

Parts of the NSW Central Coast have taken a battering in recent weeks, with large waves and powerful surf causing severe damage to several beachfront homes. With some homes partially collapsed and others left with supporting beams exposed, homeowners ... More

Bernard Salt is Australia's foremost demographer, a futurist, columnist, business adviser and author. He is able to interpret demographic data to show how social and cultural changes reshape the way we live, work and form relationships. His job ... More

What do you wish you knew before you bought your first property? When we put this question to four members of the Money team, it wasn't a list of boom suburbs they wished for, but a better understanding of just how mortgages and the cost of home-ownership ... More

There'll be more divorces as a result of COVID-19, if you believe the experts, and mortgage brokers are already seeing an increase in couples trying to work out what to do with their property once they've separated. Rebecca Jarrett-Dalton, founder ... More

Investment property owners make three costly mistakes when it comes to maximising their tax refund. Property investors can claim sizable tax deductions for the natural wear and tear that occurs to a building and its fixtures and fittings over time. ... More

Property auctions are full of terms that can easily confuse the uninitiated. You've got dummy bids, vendor bids, proxy bids and more. Here's a glossary of auction terms you should know before you start bidding. 1. Absentee/proxy bid If you can't ... More

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a new wave of inquiries from people interested in moving from capital cities to regional areas, according to real estate agents. The pandemic has meant a lot of people experienced working from home virtually full time ... More

Livinia Nixon began her career in TV commercials in the 1990s before moving to children's television show Plucka's Place , iconic Aussie classic Hey Hey It's Saturday and then to radio before returning to television hosting quiz shows Temptation ... More

Dear Paul, I am a single income earner, aged 36, and am on $120,000pa with some perks such as a company house and matched share options in the mining industry. I am currently on the highest level of share purchase at $570 a month and salary sacrifice ... More