source: Pam Walkley
Buying holiday property in exotic places, such as Fiji, sounds like a dream come true, but does it stack up as an investment?
source: Pam Walkley
Listen up, investors: the omens are good for rental markets in 2010
source: ninemsn
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has slugged cash-strapped homeowners with an interest rate rise just before Christmas, raising the cash rate to 3.75 percent today.
source: Pam Walkley
If you own an investment property in a tourism area you may be able to earn a better return if you rent it out as a short-stay holiday property rather than a permanent letting.
source: Allison Tait
What a difference a few weeks can make.
In September, the Fujitsu Mortgage Stress Survey (a rolling survey of 26,000 consumers) reported, "Mortgage stress relief for many as unemployment stays low, but rate rises will have an impact on some households."
source: Maria Bekiaris
They say buying a house is one of the most stressful things you can do – but finding a place to rent is no barrel of laughs either.