Just over four years ago Sarah bought an investment property.  To help pay for it she took out a $400,000, 25-year mortgage that offered interest-only (IO) repayments for the first five years.

At an interest rate of 4% per annum those initial repayments amounted to $1,...

Perhaps due to the popularity of do-it-yourself (DIY) television programs, home renovations are big business. The rewards are there, but watch out for the hidden costs – and we’re not talking about fancy tap-wear!

Australians in increasing numbers are becoming building...

Why the 'GAD' is the new GFC

There’s a new acronym being bandied around property and finance circles - GAD - or the ‘Great Australian Deleveraging’. What is it?

Australia is experiencing record levels of debt accompanied by declining house prices. This means we have ente...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is setting their sights on the large number of mistakes, errors and false claims made by rental property owners who use their own property for personal holidays.

Over the next few years, it intends to regain more than $1 billion in l...