Category: Home Loan
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What exactly does it cost to run your life?
How many of us know what it actually costs us to run our lives? Such a simple thing but the answer is often unknown, I am inviting you to have a think about it. Because, at the end of the day, it gives you certainty and there’s comfort in that – and it lets you…
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Getting a deposit together, your options
One of the key criteria to buying a home is to have a deposit & enough money to cover your stamp duty and legal fees, if you already own a property hopefully there’s enough equity to draw upon to cover your new purchase, or, perhaps you’re considering selling to release the equity that way. …
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5 Tips to knowing if your Nest Egg is in good shape
5 Tips to knowing if your Nest Egg is in good shape (guest post by Kate Hillas) What is a Nest Egg and why have one? The term “Nest Egg” means different things to different people. The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “a sum of money saved for the future”. We are now talking about…
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How your credit card could stop you buying your dream home
OK, scandalous headline – sorry about that, but there’s some truth in it I’m afraid. Credit cards are a brilliant tool if used effectively – I love them, I accumulate points like a madwoman with the aim of one day going somewhere fabulous. Tropical I think. I use my card for everything possible then pay…
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Whats the fastest way to pay off your loan?
I just responded this exact question on a forum – and while the answer is simple: 1 Get a good economic interest rate and reasonable fees (if any) 2 put as much money into the loan (or offset account) as soon as you can 3 and leave it there!! It’s also really complex! The poster writes: “I was…
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Borrowing the max – should you?
I’ve spent a bit of time looking at affordability lately: How the bank works out what you can afford Making the most of your income for self employeds and I even wrote this post for Proadvisor website on the perilous impact of credit cards But at the end of the day – what the…
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Got an urge to renovate?
An interesting article out today says people are shying away from renovating their home because of being unsure how to finance it and bring it all together. (source: The Advisor https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/31430-refinancing-for-renos-too-difficult-survey?utm_source=The+Adviser&utm_campaign=The_Adviser_Bulletin04_02_2015&utm_medium=email) If this is you and you’re living in a tired old box you hate STOP! We’re here to help! Sure, its less straight forward than a…
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Two “I won’t qualify for a loan”‘s, two approvals!
So, today I had two loans approved for two clients – both of whom didn’t think they could be approved, how chuffed do you think I feel?! But the point is, and I have a whole section on my blog on “you have almost no chance of being approved if you walk in the door…
