Home Loans - January 23rd What documents are needed for a home loan? When applying for a home loan, it pays to be prepared! CANSTAR goes through all the documents required for a home loan.
Home Loans - January 17th Canstar's 2018 Package Home Loan Star Ratings Canstar researched and compared 59 home loan products across 40 providers to determine this year’s 5-Star recipients for Outstanding Value in our 2018 Home Loan Package Star Rating. Canstar’s Package Home Loans Star Ratings are calculated...
First Home Buyers - July 28th What First Home Buyers Need To Know In 2017 Looking to buy your first home? Here are some of the trends to be aware of in 2017, according to Canstar. Buying your first home has never been easy. The Baby Boomers might talk about Millennials...
Finance News - July 17th Government Announces Reform Of Housing Tax Deductions The Federal Government has released draft legislation that aims to increase the fairness of tax deductions for investment properties. The office of the Treasurer announced the draft legislation on Friday, which will limit the extent to...
Finance News - June 14th The Average First Home Buyer Hasn’t Gotten Any Older New research from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia shows that despite increasing house prices, the age of the average first home buyer hasn’t gone up lately.
Home Loans - June 12th Should You Hire A Property Manager? Should you hire a property manager or manage your investment property yourself? Canstar walks you through some of the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a property manager.
Finance News - June 6th Sydneys' First Home Buyers Saving 40 Years For Deposit If you are currently gathering every cent of your savings to buy a house in the big city, you may be disappointed to hear it takes 40 years to save for a house deposit in Sydney, according to new research.
Construction Loans - June 5th The Hidden Costs Of Building Your Own Home Not only is the prospect of custom-designing your own family home a huge draw to thousands of Australians, but it could also be cheaper than buying. That is, as long as you avoid some of the...
Finance News - June 2nd NSW Premier Announces Stamp Duty Concessions For First Home Buyers NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that first home buyers in the state will be provided with stamp duty concessions that could save them up to $34,360.
First Home Buyers - June 1st Five-Step Guide To Owning Your First Home CANSTAR's guide on how to buy a house covers everything from doing your sums on what you can afford to researching an area, to what happens after settlement.