Are you mortgage-ready?
If you’ve set your sights on buying a property, chances are you’re saving hard …
Buying.
Buying
Achieving your ultimate keys and bubbly moment is what it’s all about. Here’s where you’ll learn how getting building reports, your buying strategy and your financial and legal bits and pieces ready to go, will help it go pop.
Buying
Home Loan Jargon Busters
All set to settle? Let’s find out what they mean when they say ‘settlement’.
Top tips to get those keys in your hands
The pros and cons of buying off plan.
If you’re set on securing a property in a new development, buying off the …
Hack your house research in a day.
If you’re looking to buy, you better be ready because the property market is …
How to speak home buying.
If you’ve been to a couple of inspections, you probably have your sights set …
Four tips for buying your first home.
Trying to get a foothold on the property ladder? Here are a few tips …
From saving to settlement.
This is how you can save for your first home Hands down, saving a …
The low-down on lenders’ mortgage insurance.
If you find the perfect place but your savings aren’t quite 20% of the …
From ball parks to borrowing power.
There’s nothing worse than falling in love with a property only to be told …
Questions for your real estate agent.
As people rush from inspection to inspection, or homeowners stress about getting ‘sale ready’, …
On that deposit, how much do you really need?
It’s the question hanging over the heads of most first home buyers. And the …
7 step guide to buying your next home.
Decided it’s time to find a bigger place, a more convenient location or a …
New house, new budget: how I managed my money after I moved into my first home.
So, you’re putting in the hard yards to save for your first house. Once …
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So you bought a house! Here are some tips for moving in.
You did it! Congrats! Now, just a heads-up: the weeks between finding The One …
6 min readGet the stories from those who have done it
‘Plan and then go for it’: how Sang found her family a home.
Your first family home is a huge (maybe the hugest?) moment in your and …
6 min read
‘If you want it, go for it’: how Sophie and Tim bought their first home together.
Getting seriously coupled up is a big life moment. Getting seriously coupled up and …
5 min read
‘I’m ready’: how Alysha bought her first property with the help of a buyer’s agent.
From befriending a real estate agent (seriously!) to frank chats with friends – building …
4 min read
‘Use the 8/10 rule’: how Xander bought his first home on his own.
Owning a first home can feel way out of reach – especially when you’re …
7 min read
Xander, Buying solo.
Solo buyer Xander explains how a less than 20% deposit is doable and gives …
Sang Buying.
Sang, the sage family home buyer, says know your grants, think first home before …
Jen and Ewan Buying.
Jen and Ewan share the philosophy that helped them pace themselves and minimise emotion …
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