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Putting together the paperwork needed for home loan approval is a task many prospective home buyers dread.

With official cash rates at rock bottom, now is the time to get ahead with your home loan.

Australians rank moving house second only to divorce and bereavement on the scale of life crises.

It’s not as easy as it once was to apply for an interest-only loan. Over the last couple of months lending for this type of investment loan has been tightened in an effort to slow the pace of record growth in investment home loans.

If you’re running a small business, now is the time to think big.

Mortgage brokers are now responsible for writing over half of Australia’s home loans and are valued for their choice, expertise and convenience, according to a new survey commissioned by the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA).

Good housekeeping is the key to meeting financial goals.

There are many ways to build wealth, but what about protecting it?

Cut the cost of property ownership in half by buying with a family member or friend. Save only half a deposit, pay only half the mortgage and cover only half of the bills. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it?

When an interest rate is advertised on a home loan, have you noticed there is a comparison rate beside it?

What better time than the start of a new year to review your finances and look at ways to do things better in 2015. Here are our top tips for success.

Most of us expect to live to a ripe old age, but what if the unexpected happens and we don't? No one can ever predict what's around the corner, which is why it's important to have a Will and mortgage protection insurance in place to protect those we leave behind.

This article covers how to achieve successful renovation by planning ahead.

The adage 'never judge a book by its cover' applies well to an open house inspection because the closer you look at a property the more you might discover.

It has been over a year since the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate, and economists predict it will remain at the historic low of 2.5 per cent until 2015.

An OECD study of 15-year-olds across 18 countries found that Aussie teenagers rank among the highest for financial skills and knowledge.

Signing a contract of sale for a property gets you near the finish line but there's still a few more hurdles to jump. Congratulate yourself that you have made it through the most gruelling part of acquiring a new property, but don't crack open the bubbly until you have the keys in your hand.

When it comes to making money from renovation, any old house won't do.

The key to a successful renovation is to choose the right suburb, the right street and then the right property. It can be difficult to make a decent profit if the property is located in an area that doesn't attract significantly higher prices for renovated homes or if the property ends up costing you more than the likely sale price.

The first property you buy doesn't have to be the one you live in. Starting out with an investment property is one way to get a foothold in the property market, and would especially suit the following scenarios.

If you use a family name, a pet’s name, a birthdate or numbers between 1 and 6 as your online password, you are an easy target for a hacker.