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Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Big new incentives to help home buyers
Developers are offering up lavish gifts and money-can’t-buy experiences to prospective homebuyers in an effort to kick start a sluggish home building market.
Home Loans
27 Feb, 2013
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
The biggest mistakes women make with money
Ever indulged in a little more retail therapy than you meant to? Ever bailed out an ex? Or woken up one day and realised you didn’t know as much as you thought you did about your money?
Home Loans
18 Feb, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Top 5 mistakes property investors make
Less volatile than the stock market and more rewarding than buying bonds, property has proved a relatively secure investment strategy over recent decades in Australia.
Home Loans
18 Feb, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
How to retire in your 30s and live the good life
Forget working in to your mid-60s, a thrifty group of 30-somethings are retiring, and living the good life, to the envy of their peers.
Home Loans
10 Feb, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
The essential guide to downsizing
There are many reasons to downsize to a smaller home. Perhaps the kids have all flown the nest, or you are moving closer to the city centre where your budget only stretches to a smaller home. Or maybe you simply believe that smaller might be better.
Home Loans
07 Feb, 2013
3 min read
RateCity
Your one-stop home loan website
Finding information about current Australian home loans takes time. The important thing to remember is, the more you read, research and gather information the better equipped you will be and the more money you could save when you finally put pen to mortgage contract.
Home Loans
29 Jan, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Women are the super losers
It’s a sad reality that many women will retire with significantly less superannuation than their male colleagues, but new research reveals by how much.
Home Loans
24 Jan, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Where it's cheaper to buy than rent
A new report has found it’s now cheaper to buy a home than it is to rent in almost every capital city.
Home Loans
23 Jan, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Three ways to increase your home's value
House prices are tipped to remain stable this year, with the almost annual double digit house price growth of the last decade a thing of the past, reports show.
Home Loans
21 Jan, 2013
4 min read
Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
How a little bit of research could save you thousands on your mortgage
Would you spend more time researching a holiday than the right home loan? According to reports, despite home loans being one of the biggest financial decisions most people make in their life time, some are still spending more time planning a holiday than their financial future.
Home Loans
14 Jan, 2013
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Return of the no-deposit home loan
Banks have relaxed their lending criteria amid growing competition in the mortgage market.
Home Loans
13 Jan, 2013
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
What does 2013 have in store for the property market?
Property prices across Australia were on a downward slide during 2012, along with interest rates. Great news if you were buying, but not so great if you were selling.
Home Loans
10 Jan, 2013
3 min read
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