The majority of people don’t. Is it important? Yes, it most certainly is, especially if you will be applying for credit in the future, which most of us do several times throughout our lifetime. Your credit file is a record of your credit history. It will detail your personal information, and information about enquiries made…Read More→
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There has been a rush for homeowners without solar power to install prior to December 2016. Why? From 1st January 2017, the government solar incentive, which provides a significant discount off the upfront cost of a solar system, is due to be phased out. The incentive has had a huge influence on accelerating the growth of
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From today, major lending institutions have changed their lending policy in a way that may affect buyers borrowing on small deposits adversely. Until now, for many years, buyers with small deposits had to present 5% (generally); if the deposit is less than 20% the lending institutions imposed a mortgage insurance premium on the customers, which
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Last week the REIQ (Real Estate Institute of Queensland) released their quarterly market report, which covers the June 2016 quarter; and the Sunshine Coast residential market continued to perform strongly throughout the traditionally slower months, boding very positively for the spring and summer quarters ahead. In the June quarter, the Sunshine Coast median house market
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The Sunshine Coast property market has continued its recovery since the lows of 2012. As can be seen from the below graph both sales volumes and median dwelling prices show good growth continued through 2015. The median dwelling price is now above the high previously set in 2010 which only occurred after a huge stimulus
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Welcome to my quarterly update of the Sunshine Coast Property Market. Corelogic RPdata has this week released statistics for the March 2015 quarter. Sunshine Coast dwelling sales remained stable over the year, up just 0.6 per cent over the 12 months to February 2015. There has been 11,060 properties sold in the last 12 months
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IF ANYONE knows the inside story on how to turn a buck in real estate, it’s interiors queen Shaynna Blaze. The design expert who has carved a television career on Selling Houses Australia and The Block, and now author of Design Your Home, believes adding tens of thousands of dollars to the value of your
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… And How to Avoid Them Happening To You This tip sheet is intended to help you avoid making some of the most common mistakes that homeowners make when preparing to sell their home. Mistake #1 – Not Properly Preparing Your Home for Sale It’s essential to make sure your home is looking as good
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Make an entrance: First impressions count, so take stock of your front entrance. If your front door is looking tired, replace, repaint or restain it. Similarly, your driveway should be clean and free of cracks. Old concrete driveways can be revived with a resurface and a respray in a new colour or a stenciled pattern.
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