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Want a first home buyer scheme spot? Here’s how to get the inside lane

By |2024-12-02T16:05:22+11:0023 June 2022|News|

We’re just days away from 35,000 first home buyer scheme spots becoming available on July 1. If you’re keen to snare a place in the scheme – and buy your first home sooner – here’s how to get ahead of the pack. Have you heard about the federal government’s Home ....

No more Mr Nice Guy: the ATO wants its money

By |2024-12-02T16:05:22+11:0016 June 2022|News|

Tax time is just around the corner and the ATO has sent out a warning to businesses around the country that owe it money: the COVID-19 moratorium on debt collection has come to an end. Rest assured though, you’ve got some options. During the early days of the pandemic, the ....

Refinancing numbers are surging across the country, here’s why

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:0016 June 2022|News|

Rising interest rates got you feeling a little vulnerable? It might be time to take some control back by refinancing or asking for a rate review. Here’s why we’re seeing refinancing numbers surge across the country. In just two months we’ve seen the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increase the ....

RBA increases cash rate for second consecutive month, to 0.85%

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:007 June 2022|News|

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 0.85%. How much extra should you expect to pay on your home loan?

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Banks tighten lending, reducing the maximum you can borrow

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:002 June 2022|News|

Some of Australia’s biggest banks have tightened their mortgage lending criteria, meaning you might not be able to borrow as much from them. How might this affect your next purchase?

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Banks tighten lending, reducing the maximum you can borrow

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:002 June 2022|News|

Some of Australia’s biggest banks have tightened their mortgage lending criteria, meaning you might not be able to borrow as much from them. How might this affect your next purchase? This week ANZ lowered a key lending cap, indicating it will no longer lend to borrowers with a debt-to-income (DTI) ....

Bulk of SMEs preparing for growth over next 12 months: research

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:0026 May 2022|News|

Small businesses around the nation are once again confident about their future and ready to start driving toward their next phase of growth, according to new research.

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ATO hit list: rental property income and capital gains

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:0026 May 2022|News|

Property investors beware: the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has revealed the four key areas it will be targeting this tax year, and rental property income/deductions and capital gains are high on the hit list.

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The two major parties’ first home buyer policies explained

By |2024-12-02T16:05:23+11:0019 May 2022|News|

Housing affordability is one of the key battlegrounds ahead of the federal election this Saturday. So what is each of the two major parties proposing to help first home buyers crack the market? Let’s take a look. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty, we’d like to stress that we’ll ....

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