Lock it in!

For the past 15 months home owners have been enjoying historical low interest rates. Since August last year, when the rate was dropped to 2.5%, lenders have been following suit and competing aggressively for your business. But, there is talk of the “honeymoon” ending. The dollar is down, consumer spending is up, the market is going crazy – these are all indicators that the RBA will increase the cash rate to slow things down. With experts predicting the cash rate to rise to 3.25 by mid Read More +

Lessons learnt from The Block

We’re all a bit flummoxed by the sale prices from recent TV series, The Block Glasshouse. There was talk of foul play and  lawsuits. There were tears and anger. It’s exactly what makes reality TV good viewing – but it also left many people scratching their heads about what’s going on with property prices. We all agree that the reserves were high, and some apartments had better features than others, but to achieve prices from $1.39 million to $1.9 million – this is a huge Read More +

How to buy and sell in a rising market

Homeowners who want to move in a rising market should plan to buy before they sell to avoid being priced out of the market, according to real estate expert and author Patrick Bright. “For people who are buying and selling in this type of market the challenge is to time their transactions so that they avoid a double move and don’t get caught short.

10 years!

This week marks my 10 year anniversary as a mortgage broker and I’ve never loved doing what I’m doing more than now. My satisfaction in assisting clients either secure their first home, get tracking on building their investment portfolio or even reduce their expenses to improve their cashflow has never been stronger. I’ve found that it’s true that if you love what you do, you’re much better at doing it, and I’ve had some really great results for clients lately! Can I help you, a Read More +