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Comprehensive Credit Reporting, or 'Positive Reporting' is here. And while the banks may not be happy about sharing their customers' information with other banks, borrowers like you stand to [...]

Most mortgages are spread out over 25 to 30 years, but it doesn't have to be that way. With a few simple strategies you can take years and thousands off your loan, and it's much easier than you [...]

Is the Great Australian Dream to own your own home over? That's the question on the lips of Millennials around Australia... and indeed many of their parents who are still providing a roof over [...]

Christmas is a magical time of year but it's all too easy to get caught up in the holiday hysteria and end up spending much more than you intended on family, friends and even yourself. We've put [...]

If Dorothea Mackellar was here today she might replace her famous poetry line about "ragged mountain ranges" with one about the country's home price ranges. Just like our natural geography, the [...]

While prices are a product of supply and demand, it's worth understanding the factors that sit beneath both sides of the equation. In other words, what drives supply and what drives demand?

While you're getting your head around the macro, don't lose sight of the micro. Median house prices can vary greatly from suburb to suburb. Here's the local data house-hunters should have to help [...]

Saving can be simple when you know how. Yes, sacrifice is needed to get ahead but you can also be frugal without being a total scrooge. Follow our 50 tips to sneak more savings into your life.

One in two Australian home buyers1 now borrow via a broker. A dip in sentiment towards traditional banks, tighter lending criteria for investors and better-educated consumers have all helped [...]

It's no secret tax deductions, in addition to capital gains, remain a carrot for property investors. But tax rules have tightened, and the landscape is always shifting, making it hard for the [...]