Melbourne buyers and sellers are both worried about the second wave, with auction cancellations and clearance rates shifting downwards, new figures have revealed. The six-week lockdown imposed in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire to curtail the resurgence of the coronavirus in Victoria has so far...
As the 2019–20 financial year draws to a close, a technical expert has highlighted some of the new rules commencing for super funds for the 2020–21 financial year.
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Generation Zers – those born between 1995 and 2012 – are leading the way when it comes to money responsibility and a more flexible view of finance, according to new research. Afterpay has released the Global Gen Z Report: Financial Feels, which has revealed a generation that’s...
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New mortgage-holders can now get rates for below 2 per cent, as authorised deposit-taking institutions fight for new business. According to comparison site Canstar, the official home loan rate offered by Tasmanian-owned Bank of Us is introducing one-, two-, and three-year fixed home loan rates at 1.99...
Australians should prepare themselves for soaring rental prices once the COVID-19 pandemic passes due to the undersupply of rental properties, a property researcher has said. According to data released by Propertyology’s head of research, Simon Pressley, only four out of 52 major cities and towns have...
As markets continue to be wax and wane due to ongoing coronavirus fears and subdued employment and economic recovery numbers, it seems timely to remind ourselves of the types of behavioural and emotional biases that could lead to potentially risky investment behaviour, and how you can avoid them.
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The Federal Government recently announced the mandatory minimum drawdown rates for retirees with account-based pensions would be temporarily halved in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years.
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While pausing mortgage repayments may be tempting for those struggling with payments, it may be best to explore other options first to avoid some negative long-term effects. Since March, Pink Finance director Nicole Cannon said the federal and state governments have been releasing billions of dollars...
The fallout from COVID-19 has seen Melbourne property markets fall by 2.3 per cent, making it the worst-performing capital city, new research has shown. Numbers released in June by CoreLogic show that Melbourne has fallen by almost three times as much as Sydney. “The results may be...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.