If you’re considering setting up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) to invest in residential property, it’s important to understand the rules, risks and costs involved. An SMSF is just that, but there’s more than one manager and multifarious financial commitments, […]
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Go to your letterbox and, most weeks, householders will find an offer of a free market appraisal from one or more real estate agents. Designed primarily as the first contact point in what agents hope is a lifelong relationship, the
Bringing up babies and toddlers is challenging enough in the outside world. Your number one asset warrants the highest level of protection in all environments, but particularly on the home front. Help is at hand With sound advice, the right
Imagine that your dream home is up for sale and you can’t live without it. The only problem is that your current home isn’t even on the market, never mind sold. But don’t lose hope. Bridging finance can be the
Buyers are being warned not to succumb to temptation and borrow beyond their means. As record-low interest rates in Australia attract first-time buyers to the property market at their highest level in years, the Federal Government is relaxing the responsible
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The COVID pandemic and its extended lockdown periods have altered the way most people live and their must-have qualities when buying a property. Expectations have drastically changed, resulting in conditions that were favourable to buyers but now are equally rewarding
Whether you’re bidding for a prized piece of real estate or rare work of art, auction results — on the surface — can be a triumph or travesty. The outcome should always depend on the financial discrepancy, rather than an
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The thought of exchanging the maintenance of a larger home for a hassle-free future full of travel, friends and newfound freedom is a common aspirant for downsizers on the move. Given the ideal replacement residence, more than half of Australians
The concept of strata or unit title is relatively new. Strata title came into being around 50 years ago and, according to the Strata Community Association (SCA), and other research, there are an estimated 270,000 such schemes encompassing more than
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Vertical walls of decorative vegetation have been popular in Europe and other countries with high-density cities, where ground cover is at a premium, for years. Professional installations on a large scale — such as the 24-storey Tree House in Singapore,
