Property

Is now the time to lock in your mortgage rate?

Effie Zahos

Borrowers have little to lose if they lock in their mortgage with fixed rates so low. If you expect two rate hikes of 0.25% each over the next four to five years, then locking in a long-term loan is a good idea.

Are there tough times ahead for property investors?

Dr Shane Oliver

APRA's announcement of measures to slow bank lending to property investors are now starting to bite. What does this mean for the property market?

How to come up with a house deposit

Maria Bekiaris

Maria Bekiaris looks at ways to come up with a deposit for a home.

Owning a home is the most important strategy for retirement

Pam Walkley

Those planning to retire in the next few years should carefully consider the role their family home will play in paying for the lifestyle they want.

Should negative gearing be abolished?

Chris Caton

investor activity, particularly in Sydney, is having an unhelpful effect on the housing market, so should negative gearing be scrapped?

Tough market for first-home buyers

John Flavell

First-home buyers are being given little 'support' from the state and federal governments so it's time they for the government to start acting.

ATO target property deductions

Money Team

With tax time upon us, the ATO has launched its usual blitz of announcements on the business activities and deductions on which it will focus its compliance activity in the new tax year. At the top of the list are rental property deductions. The number of people who own second homes – either for rental […]