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Why non-banks can be a great home loan option

One of the big reasons to use mortgage advisers, rather than go direct-to-lender, is because they give you more choice. And one big way in which advisers offer more choice is by including non-bank lending institutions on their home loan panel. As the name suggests, non-bank lending institutions do offer loans but don’t have a…
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Five risks to consider when buying a home through a mortgagee sale

As interest rates rise, it’s possible New Zealand will experience an increase in ‘mortgagee sales’, which presents both opportunities and risks for buyers. A mortgage sale is when a borrower defaults on their mortgage, causing the lender (i.e. the mortgagee) to seize and sell the property. For buyers, the big upside to acquiring a home…
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Car groups sign “historic agreement” about EVs

The automotive industry has reached a consensus about the best way to transition from internal combustion engine technology to electric vehicles, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Australia’s automotive representative organisations – which represent thousands of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, repairers and recyclers – “reached a historic agreement at an industry summit” about how…
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Owner-occupiers forecast to compete hard in changing commercial market

One of Australia’s leading commercial property analysts has given five predictions about what we can expect from the sub-$2 million commercial market in the 2022-23 financial year. Ray White Commercial Head of Research Vanessa Rader said, first, there would be a lot of buying activity from industrial owner-occupiers. “With vacancies remaining historically low, owner-occupiers will…
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Rogue businesses warned about tax avoidance

The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the industries that have attracted the most tip-offs from the general public about shadow economy behaviour. The ATO received 43,000 tips-offs in the 2021-22 financial year, with these industries put under the greatest spotlight: Building & construction Hairdressing & beauty services Cafés & restaurants Road freight transport Management advice…
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Spending rises throughout the economy

There were five pieces of good news for businesses in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) most recent household spending data. household spending in June was 10.2% higher than the year before. spending increased in all states and territories on an annualised basis. it also increased in all nine spending categories monitored by the ABS…
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How the rise in living costs is affecting the property market

Inflation is both impacting the housing market and itself being impacted by the housing market. CoreLogic Head of Residential Research Eliza Owen said one way in which inflation impacts the housing market is that it erodes the value of debt, making it easier to repay a mortgage. That’s because $1 today is worth less than…
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Why the rental market strongly favours property investors right now

Australia’s vacancy rate fell to a record-low 0.9% in July, according to Domain. So for every 100 rental properties, less than one was vacant in July – an incredibly low share. The vacancy rate is low in every capital city: Adelaide = 0.2% (record-low) Perth = 0.5% (record-low) Hobart = 0.5% Brisbane = 0.6% (record-low)…
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Weather bureau warns homeowners of “elevated flood risk”

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned there is a 70% chance of La Niña returning this spring. The bureau’s three-month climate outlook shows a high chance of above-average rainfall for most of the eastern two-thirds of the Australian mainland between September and November.  “With wet soils, high rivers and full dams, and the outlook for…
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