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Aug 20

National property pulse check – what’s happening in your market?

By afg_admin Buying My First Home, Finance Help, Investing In Property

If Dorothea Mackellar was here today she might replace her famous poetry line about "ragged mountain ranges" with one about the country's home price ranges. Just like our natural geography, the nation's property landscape is one of contrasts.

Aug 13

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Factors affecting our property prices

By afg_admin Buying My First Home, Finance Help, Investing In Property

While prices are a product of supply and demand, it's worth understanding the factors that sit beneath both sides of the equation. In other words, what drives supply and what drives demand?

Aug 13

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Think local

By afg_admin Buying My First Home, Finance Help, Investing In Property

While you're getting your head around the macro, don't lose sight of the micro. Median house prices can vary greatly from suburb to suburb. Here's the local data house-hunters should have to help make an informed decision.

May 29

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Common cents 50 savvy ways to save

By afg_admin Finance Help

Saving can be simple when you know how. Yes, sacrifice is needed to get ahead but you can also be frugal without being a total scrooge. Follow our 50 tips to sneak more savings into your life.

May 29

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Why you can bank on a broker

By afg_admin Buying My First Home, Finance Help, Investing In Property, Refinancing My Home Loan

One in two Australian home buyers1 now borrow via a broker. A dip in sentiment towards traditional banks, tighter lending criteria for investors and better-educated consumers have all helped boost mortgage brokers' popularity over the past decade. There are, indeed, a raft of reasons to turn to a broker for…

May 28

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Taxing times for property owners

By afg_admin Buying My First Home, Finance Help, Investing In Property

It's no secret tax deductions, in addition to capital gains, remain a carrot for property investors. But tax rules have tightened, and the landscape is always shifting, making it hard for the average person to keep up with what's claimable, and what's not. With June 30 creeping up, Haven looks…

Feb 27

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How to tackle more than one mortgage

By afg_admin Finance Help, Investing In Property

Taking on a mortgage means taking control of your finances. Adding an investment property to your loan portfolio requires additional discipline and planning. With interest rates lingering at record lows, it's important those taking on another mortgage look beyond the here and now and invest in some long-term thinking.

Feb 27

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How to sleep easier as a small business owner

By afg_admin Business Loan Help, Finance Help

Owning your own business can free you from the nine-to-five grind, help you fulfil your passion, create financial opportunities and give you more control over your life. It can also keep you awake at night. Just ask the two million or so Australians running small businesses1.

Feb 27

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How to cure the Christmas debt hangover

By afg_admin Finance Help

The festive season might be a distant memory but many of us will still be paying for it well into the future. According to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), more than a third of us put our Christmas gifts on plastic, racking up an average individual debt of…

Nov 28

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Create your own Christmas cheer

By afg_admin Finance Help, Investing In Property, News

The countdown to Christmas seems an unlikely time to suggest ways to save. But why wait for the New Year to make financial resolutions? We’re tipping the spending season on its head to get your money working harder for you over Christmas and into 2018.

Finance Help

National property pulse check – what’s happening in your market?

Factors affecting our property prices

Think local

Common cents 50 savvy ways to save

Why you can bank on a broker

Taxing times for property owners

How to tackle more than one mortgage

How to sleep easier as a small business owner

How to cure the Christmas debt hangover

Create your own Christmas cheer

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