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Is it cheaper to buy or rent your next home? You might be surprised

While it might feel like property prices are skyrocketing out of reach, the majority of Australian homes are actually cheaper to buy than...

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Has the housing market’s latest record-breaking run peaked?

99content

Apr 28
4 min

Has the housing market’s latest record-breaking run peaked?

Property prices climbed at a breathtaking pace in early 2021, which has been good news for homeowners and heartbreaking for house...

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HomeBuilder extension gives applicants extra 12 months to start building

99content

Apr 21
2 min

HomeBuilder extension gives applicants extra 12 months to start building

Tens of thousands of HomeBuilder applicants around the nation can breathe a sigh of relief after the federal government extended the...

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How long do you have to snap up a property in the current market?

99content

Apr 14
2 min

How long do you have to snap up a property in the current market?

You open up the real estate app on your phone, scroll through a few listings, and then there it is: the home of your dreams, ‘added 1...

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SMI Team

Mar 26
11 min

Economic Update March 2021

Within this month’s update, we share with you a snapshot of economic occurrences both nationally and from around the globe. Bond yields...

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Why Wellbeing Isn't Just for the Well-off

SMI Team

Mar 26
4 min

Why Wellbeing Isn't Just for the Well-off

Are you guilty of putting your health and wellbeing last? Whether it’s for financial or family reasons, you could be costing yourself...

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What to do When Your Mortgage Holiday Ends

SMI Team

Mar 26
2 min

What to do When Your Mortgage Holiday Ends

It’s been an unusual 12 months across the globe, and this time last year, most people would never have imagined that they would have ever...

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SMI Team

Mar 26
3 min

Advantages of an Offset Account

In recent years, home loan products have continued to get better and better, and now many come with a host of features that can make a...

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SMI Team

Mar 26
2 min

Understanding Debt Recycling

Let's take a look at debt recycling and what it actually means. The concept of debt recycling appears regularly as an investment strategy...

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What We Can Learn From Our Money Personality

SMI Team

Mar 26
2 min

What We Can Learn From Our Money Personality

Becoming aware of how our personality influences our approach to money can help us change for the better. Perhaps your father pins his...

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How to make smart property investment decisions for you

rebeccachester7

Jan 22
2 min

How to make smart property investment decisions for you

Buying a property is possibly one of the biggest purchases you will ever make, and with an overwhelming amount of often conflicting...

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Is now a good time to buy property? Two-thirds of investors say ‘yes’

99content

Sep 16, 2020
3 min

Is now a good time to buy property? Two-thirds of investors say ‘yes’

The majority of property investors are remaining upbeat despite COVID-19, with 67% believing now is a good time to invest in residential pro

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Lenders begin contacting borrowers who have deferred loans

99content

Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Lenders begin contacting borrowers who have deferred loans

If you’ve deferred your home or business loan then it’s likely your bank will reach out to you in the coming weeks. Here’s what to expect an

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R U OK? We’re here for you, and here’s how you can support others

99content

Sep 9, 2020
2 min

R U OK? We’re here for you, and here’s how you can support others

2020 hasn’t been an easy year for many Aussie households and businesses, which makes today an important one to check in on one another.

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More than a quarter of SME businesses knocked back for finance

99content

Aug 26, 2020
2 min

More than a quarter of SME businesses knocked back for finance

As if small and medium-sized businesses weren’t already facing an uphill battle this year; now it turns out that more than a quarter were kn

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There’s a good chance you have a lazy $6k lying around your home

99content

Aug 26, 2020
2 min

There’s a good chance you have a lazy $6k lying around your home

Whether you’re looking for extra cash to purchase a property, or could do with a few thousand dollars to pay off your existing mortgage, the

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Where you’re most likely to score a $50,000 discount on property right now

99content

Aug 19, 2020
3 min

Where you’re most likely to score a $50,000 discount on property right now

Home sellers across the country are lowering their price expectations in droves, new data reveals. But which two capital cities have seen th

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3 questions SME owners should ask themselves before JobKeeper 2.0

99content

Aug 13, 2020
3 min

3 questions SME owners should ask themselves before JobKeeper 2.0

JobKeeper is due for a big shake-up next month, which means if you’ve been relying on it to get your business through these rocky times, you

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Applications now open for $25,000 HomeBuilder grant in all states

99content

Aug 12, 2020
2 min

Applications now open for $25,000 HomeBuilder grant in all states

It’s been two months since HomeBuilder was first announced, and I’m sure many of us spent a bit of that time dreaming about an extra $25,000

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Property ranked as “best investment option right now” by experts: survey

99content

Aug 5, 2020
3 min

Property ranked as “best investment option right now” by experts: survey

You’ve heard the saying ‘safe as houses’, right? Well, it seems that old adage may ring true even in the current pandemic, with many of the

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Is it cheaper to buy or rent your next home? You might be surprised

Has the housing market’s latest record-breaking run peaked?

HomeBuilder extension gives applicants extra 12 months to start building

How long do you have to snap up a property in the current market?

Economic Update March 2021

Why Wellbeing Isn't Just for the Well-off

What to do When Your Mortgage Holiday Ends

Advantages of an Offset Account

Understanding Debt Recycling

What We Can Learn From Our Money Personality

How to make smart property investment decisions for you

Is now a good time to buy property? Two-thirds of investors say ‘yes’

Lenders begin contacting borrowers who have deferred loans

R U OK? We’re here for you, and here’s how you can support others

More than a quarter of SME businesses knocked back for finance

There’s a good chance you have a lazy $6k lying around your home

Where you’re most likely to score a $50,000 discount on property right now

3 questions SME owners should ask themselves before JobKeeper 2.0

Applications now open for $25,000 HomeBuilder grant in all states

Property ranked as “best investment option right now” by experts: survey

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