A First Home Buyer is in the box seat with the Federal Government’s increase in the first home owners grant from $7000 to $14,000 (for a first home buyer purchasing an existing dwelling ) and to $21,000 (for a first home buyer buying a newly constructed property.)

In its November 2008 mini budget, the NSW State Government provided another “kicker” by making a further $3000 available as a grant to

Most investors in Australia have a home loan. Most investors use the equity in their home property to help them on the road to wealth with their first investment property or share acquisition. In the past most investment loans were standard long term facilities with an initial interest only period of say 5 -10 years after which they converted to principal and interest. Most properties are

In the current economic environment where people are concerned about their job security and often their high level of debt, then one option to immediately consider is debt consolidation. If you are in a secure job and managing your debt well then there is no need to consider debt consolidation because over the long term it often result in your paying more interest. Why is this? Basically, people

If you are a first home buyer, who would have thought that some poor judgement or unscrupulous lending or both in the almighty USA would lead to a windfall for you as you plan your first home purchase here in Australia. As a potential first home buyer you stand to benefit significantly from the Federal Government’s recent changes to the First Home Owners Grant. As a result of these changes a

Many investors when they are considering the purchase of an investment property fail to ensure that the structure of any investment loan that they enter is correct, particularly for tax purposes. Borrowers simply approach their existing lender and ask for an investment loan. The lender invariably looks to their home loan and taken there is sufficient equity might suggest that the borrower

Many investors when they are considering the purchase of an investment property fail to ensure that the structure of any investment loan that they enter is correct, particularly for tax purposes. Borrowers simply approach their existing lender and ask for an investment loan. The lender invariably looks to their home loan and taken there is sufficient equity might suggest that the borrower

Having done all the numbers on how much we could borrow to purchase our first home in Australia and being pretty excited about how much we could save in interest if we were disciplined and made extra payments to our home loan, we started seriously looking for our first home. We were first home buyers!

We were confident we could find our first home in a suburb of Sydney that we liked. Before we

Six months ago my husband and I (sounds very royal!) decided we had sufficient funds saved to buy our first home in Sydney, Australia. We had a combined income of around $130,000 and had no immediate plans to start a family. We were unsure of how much we could borrow so we searched the internet and found some very good mortgage calculators that allowed us to input our income and expenses to work

If the prospect of buying your first home is a touch terrifying, believe me, you're not alone. I have recently 'taken the plunge' and 'rock'n'rolled' into what I consider an enormous debt, but once it's done the rollercoaster ride of feelings, starting from scary followed by a belly flip and ending with indescribable happiness is very rewarding. Owning your own little bungalow that nobody can

Many first home buyers are both excited and daunted by the prospect of purchasing their first home property in Australia. Like everything else though, it is not such a difficult process provided you do your research and make use of professional and experienced people along the way. Purchasing your first home will be your biggest financial transaction to date – it’s much more important that