Laine Gordon

Conditions improve for first home buyers

Rising incomes and stagnate house prices mean home buyers are taking less time to save for their first home deposit, research suggests.

Try before you buy property

In a bid to kick start a sluggish property market, would-be homebuyers in Queensland are being given the opportunity to live in their dream home before they buy it.

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement November

November update: RBA keeps cash rate on hold at 3.25 percent

Educated first home buyers slash home loans

In a sign that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates in recent months is starting to bite, research shows borrowers are making more than the minimum loan repayments in a bid to slash their home loan liabilities.

Be careful with your credit card this Christmas

Using the wrong credit card to shop online and overseas is set to cost Australians an estimated $200 million this year, reports suggest.

Six rules to capitalise in a slow property market

Buying property does not automatically guarantee financial success.

More homebuyers fix amid economic uncertainty

It was always the big question for homebuyers; lock in a fixed interest rate or take a gamble and go for variable. Now amid economic uncertainty more Australians are taking the guesswork out of mortgages by fixing their rates.

Auction v private sale: how to create a bidding war

If you're thinking of selling your home now may be the time to do it as buyers flood back into the market.

Strata laws could force unwilling owners to sell

Proposed changes to strata laws could see unit owners in New South Wales forced to sell their homes to developers if a majority of owners in the building vote to sell.

Millions have no savings safety net

Millions of Australians have little or no savings set aside to cover emergency situations such as redundancy, research shows.