If you’re buying as new property before selling your old one, or you need money to fund a new build, bridging finance might be needed. Here Mortgage Broker Melbourne explains what bridging loans are, and the pros
Buying a house is usually the most expensive purchase in a person’s life. But in a competitive market, it’s also important to move fast: you don’t want to miss out on that perfect property because you
For decades now we’ve heard of people moving out of big cities for the less frenetic pace of regional cities and towns. A ‘sea change’ or ‘tree change’ is seen as a way to slow down
Choosing whether to buy or sell a home first is an important decision. Like most tough decisions, there’s no easy answer. The best decision will be influenced by a number of factors, including housing market conditions,
In Victoria, body corporates – also known as owners corporations – are essential to the management of multi-unit residences. A body corporate is essentially a committee of owners who are in charge of overseeing financial management,
In the past, we’ve described the pros and cons of getting a mortgage that has an offset facility. It’s a fairly simple idea that has saved some borrowers tens of thousands of dollars and several years
At Mortgage Broker Melbourne, we have lots of online resources to help you buy and sell property. Whether you’re a first homebuyer, someone looking to up- or down-size, or in the market for an investment
Buying a 3-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block used to be called the “Australian dream”. But with a bigger population, a higher concentration of people choosing to live in big cities like Melbourne, and changing
It’s a competitive world. And we enter 2024 with almost 1000 home loan products on the Australian loan market from banks and non-bank lenders. You’d think competition would be sky high. But all lenders in
Across Australia, there’s always a lot of interest in interest. The regular meetings held by the RBA to set interest rates are met with speculation in the lead up and – once the decision is
We are continually driven to define our success by our possessions: bigger, better, newer, faster, shinier, so it’s understandable why we go for the largest, most prestigious residences we can afford. However, a more recent movement,
If you’ve been looking for a while with no luck, or you’re just dipping a toe into the market, it’s worth considering whether a buyer’s advocate might help. A buyer’s advocate, also known as a buyer’s agent
