As a homeowner or property investor, there will likely be a time when you have to consider selling your home. For example, your current home no longer meets the requirements of your growing family. Alternatively, you may not realise the expected appreciation on the property, and may be better suited buying or building elsewhere. Notwithstanding […]
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A landlord/tenant relationship can have a significant impact on your life. I would go so far as to equate this relationship to a marriage. It demands effective communication, understanding and empathy on both sides, and can have harmful ramifications if left unattended or under-appreciated. Perhaps this analogy is somewhat crude and excessive! However, it emphasises
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When we arrived in Australia back in 2000, my son was 9 years of age. My wife and I made an agreement that we would provide the best life possible for our son; opportunities that we could never dream of when we were his age. This is certainly a common motivation for most immigrants. It
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The topic of home financing is a convoluted one. There is plenty of scope to cover, even for an introductory note. In my experience, the best approach is to compartmentalise this subject matter into a series of digestible posts. With that said, I’m delighted to present a home financing series, covering the ins and outs
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I would credit strong client relationship building skills as the single biggest reason for my success in real estate. My career’s success was measured not by my sales conversion rate or total number of houses sold, but instead by how many client relationships I could procure and cultivate. I was fortunate enough to realise early
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My wife and I have never missed an opportunity to lecture my son on strong financial hygiene practices. I view it as one of the many pleasures of being a parent. Throughout his formative years, and even well into his 20s, we made sure to throw in a few jabs and off-handed remarks about his
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Having to save a sizeable sum of money can prove to be stressful for most of us. Most people’s current lifestyles and financial decisions make it practically impossible for them to accommodate a savings base into their budget. For instance, a survey conducted by ME Bank in 2019 found that only 1 in 4 Australians
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When building a new home, an exciting step in the journey is to complete the pre-start/pre-construction process. If you haven’t been through it previously, it’s akin to your first time in a pastry or candy store when you were a kid! Up until this point in the journey, you would have only seen your home
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As a first home buyer, you can objectively possess a wealth of information on the real estate market at the touch of your fingertips. A quick Google search of your current property market will yield numerous search results on home median prices, suburb attraction metrics, general market trends, and other housing data that may or
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There is a widespread view that real estate is one of the most stable asset classes for which to grow your wealth. This is despite the cyclicality of the real estate market and the fact there have been numerous real estate market downturns in the last century. You don’t have to look too hard to
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