October Newsletter 2009
01 October 2009
RATES TRUMP GRANTS, SO GET INTO GEAR & BUY NOW! It's been a useful bonus for first home buyers, but the Federal Government's first home owner top-up will soon be phased out. The boost, which supplements the first home owner grant of $7000, provides an extra $7000 for purchasing an established property and $14,000 for buying a new property. ... read news item »
September Newsletter
01 September 2009
USE THE CRUNCH & CASH IN Now is the perfect time to pump extra money into your mortgage To quote Kiwi model and actress Rachel Hunter: "It won't hippen overnight but it will hippen." As our economic recovery gets more assured by the day, rate rises are back on the agenda. Perhaps not this year but maybe mid-next year. And perhaps a co... read news item »
August Newsletter 2009
03 August 2009
Understand your buyer to maximise your home sale price In tough economic times, spending money to make money is a difficult prospect for many property sellers, who are carefully watching the purse strings. But experience shows that by focusing on some key improvements to your home, you can make $3 for every $1 outlaid, and sell your home in less time, with less stress. Di... read news item »
July Newsletter 2009
01 July 2009
THE TIME IS NOW... If you are looking to trade up or get out of the real estate market, now and until September 30 th will be an ideal time to take advantage of the 1 st home buyer grant, as it will be fazed out after the 30 th September and will revert back to the original grant by December 31 st 2009. ... read news item »
June 2009
01 June 2009
FIRST HOME BUYERS GRANT EXTENDED The number of first home buyers in NSW jumped by 50 per cent between February and March. Figures released by the Federal Government yesterday show that NSW remained the nation's home buying hot spot, with 6084 first-time buyers in March. The jump came before the six-month extension to the Government's $21,000 First Home Owners Boost was announc... read news item »
May Newsletter
01 May 2009
Residential Property Market Back in Black as Property Values Bounce Back The release recently of the RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Property Value Index heralds some exciting news for the Australian residential market. According to the latest monthly indices, property values are experiencing a recovery from the modest 3 per cent falls seen in 2008. The findings confirmed that ... read news item »
April Newsletter
01 April 2009
HOME SWEET, GREEN HOME There are several easy ways to reduce your home's digital footprint, and save money while you're at it. Many of our homes are now mini data centres. Nearly three-quarters of Australian homes have a PC, and about half of those have two or more. The average digital storage capacity in the average Australian home is now approaching a terabyte, an amount of data on... read news item »
January 2009 Newsletter
07 January 2009
Residential property markets to revive in 2009 despite global conditions Economic forecaster and industry analysts, BIS Shrapnel expect that residential property prices will rise over the course of 2009, following a weak performance in 2008. BIS Shrapnel say that it is likely that residential property prices declined in most cities in the September quarter of 2008, following on fro... read news item »
December Newsletter
01 December 2008
IT PAYS TO TAKE INTEREST IN YOUR LOAN First home buyers have no shortage of options. First home buyers should take out an interest-only mortgage but make higher repayments so they cut the principal. That's the advice of managing director of Opportune Home Loans, Paul Ryan, who says this gives more flexibility than taking out a traditional loan. "There'... read news item »
October Nesletter
01 October 2008
Stamp-duty lobbying begins The State Government's mini-budget due in November is expected to address the steep fall in stamp duty revenues from property transactions in the residential and commercial property sectors. The property industry estimates it costs up to $120,000 more to buy a house and land package in suburban Sydney than to buy an equivalent property in Melbourne, due ... read news item »