Investment Property Loans

The term ‘gearing’ refers to borrowing money to buy an asset. In property circles, it means taking out a home loan to buy real estate. There can be positive gearing, where the rental income an owner gets from...

Can it be profitable in today’s market? How difficult is it? And is it worth the effort? What is house flipping? House flipping is an investment approach that typically involves buying undervalued properties, renovating them and...

I’ve been with my partner for about four years and together we've purchased an investment property with a focus on long-term capital growth. We were looking for places closer to the city (within a 10 kilometre...

Image: CUA (Facebook) The credit union announced on Wednesday it had reduced its principal and interest (P&I) three-year fixed rate for residential investors by 15 basis points from 4.14% to 3.99% p.a. (5.18% p.a.* comparison rate). Its premium...

Property investment is undeniably popular. If you're considering an interest only loan, here are some pros and cons you need to know.

Mortgage Choice's 2017 Investor Survey was completed by over 1,000 Australians who were either planning to purchase their first investment property within the next two years or recently purchased their first investment property. The data shows...

Mortgage Choice's Investor Survey of 1,034 Australians who plan to or have recently purchased their first investment property found that for the third year in a row, Australian investors have been forced to make lifestyle sacrifices...

Rentwolf is an Australian-owned startup that launched in Sydney earlier this year, aimed at automating the whole rental property marketplace all the way from accepting an offer to digitally signing a lease and managing a property....

The office of the Treasurer announced the draft legislation on Friday, which will limit the extent to which tax deductions can be claimed on expenses relating to property maintenance. The proposed changes are: Travel expenses associated...

Mortgage Choice's annual Investor Survey found that 27.6% of property investors (around 1 in 4) purchased an investment property ahead of buying their own home - a practice known as 'rentvesting'. In 2016, this figure was...