First-time buyers rarely find their dream home. When entering the market, they’re usually focusing on more affordable properties with a keen eye for position, land size and potential. Most new owners are grateful to be finally in the real estate game, but that novelty eventually wears off, and it’s natural to begin to think about…
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It’s a tense time for buyers if you’ve set your heart on breaking into the market or upgrading to your new home. The shortage of properties coming on to the market, coupled with pent-up buyer demand created by Covid restrictions, has seen prices constantly rising. With a 2.8% rise in March, prices have been heading…
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If you’re preparing to buy your first home, it’s a good idea to take a few tips from owners and investors who have done all this before. Successful property investors operate on similar philosophies, and their outlook provides valuable insight for you as a first-home buyer. The critical element to success is not what you…
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Taking the keys to your first home is an unforgettable moment – you have a place of your very own and all your life goals suddenly seem possible. There’s no shortage of work ahead of you, of course. But it’s all good fun – shopping for furniture, planning the lay-out of your new home and…
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If you’re a first-home buyer and you’ve just won pre-approval for your loan – congratulations! That’s awesome. Now the fun begins! It’s perfectly normal to feel a little intimidated by buying your first home. That’s why you need to assemble a team of experts to help you including your mortgage broker, a lawyer or conveyancer…
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Taking the keys to your first home is an unforgettable moment – you have a place of your very own and you have achieved a significant life goal. There’s no shortage of work ahead of you, of course. But it’s all good fun – shopping for furniture, planning the lay-out of your new home and…
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Record low interest rates and new government incentives have made it possible for first home buyers to enter the market. But saving up for your first deposit can feel like a small mountain to climb. It can still take six years or more to save for a deposit, according to a survey published by Domain.…
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If you’ve just bought a fixer-upper, or taken the plunge into the real estate market as a first-time buyer, the chances are you want to make some immediate improvements to your new home. You can go big and start to plan a rip-and-replace strategy for your kitchen or bathroom, or call in an architect to…
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Headlines are popping up with increasing regularity that suggest there’s never been a better time to buy a property. Prices that were at a record-growth pace just 12 months ago have levelled out because of Covid-19 – but are expected to move again in 2021 – and the official Reserve Bank cash rate is at…
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If you’re thinking of buying your first home, don’t make the mistake of beginning by spending weekends in search of your dream home. That part of the journey will come soon enough, but it’s not where you should start. Instead, you need to focus on securing your finances, or you’ll never be sure how much…
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