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Despite affordability and supply issues, everything points to the property boom continuing … Recently I talked about the Federal Government’s crazy decision to widen its 5 per cent deposit scheme as a way of helping first home buyers into the property market. The reality is that the only way to solve the housing affordability crisis… Read more »
They say money talks … but it turns out, talk is often cheap! Money has been a taboo subject for a long time, and while a lot of Australians are getting better at talking about their finances, they’re not always honest … Lies, lies and more lies Compare the Market research shows almost half of… Read more »
It is with a sense of guilt and embarrassment that I admit Libby and I live in a house where we have spare bedrooms – and we’re part of the much-pilloried Baby Boomer generation. The shame we feel … Economic and finance gnomes lay blame for the housing crisis purely at our feet because we… Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia made headlines when it announced last week it would cut 45 call centre jobs, thanks to the introduction of an AI chatbot. This only added fuel to ongoing speculation – and some alarmism – about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to transform the world of work in Australia. But… Read more »
Financial abuse is a powerful and dangerous form of intimidation which is a lot more common in Australia than you think. A recent report from the Tax Ombudsman has highlighted the devastating impact of financial abuse. It found one in six women and one in 13 men have experienced financial abuse by an intimate partner,… Read more »
Getting your kids living in the right school catchment area is a big priority for many Australian families. But it comes with a premium price tag. Using a new custom boundary analysis, property research group Cotality compared property values inside popular public high school catchments with comparable homes in the same suburbs, just outside the… Read more »
Financial matters don’t make for particularly romantic pillow talk, but being on the same page about money will certainly help your relationship last. Almost 56,000 couples divorce in Australia every year, and money is one of the most commonly cited reasons for a split. Just like love, money can conjure up strong emotions in people.… Read more »
With the the winter school holidays around Australia now over, plenty of grandparents are in need of a break themselves. They’re part of the ever-growing ‘greycare’ workforce … grandparents who step in to care for their grandkids so their adult children can work. It is a two-income society except, when you think about it, it… Read more »
With winter in full swing and colds and influenza sweeping the nation, there may be a way for those with appropriate hospital cover to receive care in the privacy, and comfort, of their own homes. Several leading health insurance providers offer at-home care with some of their policies, meaning Australians with cover who meet eligibility… Read more »
While construction costs have dramatically slowed from their pandemic peaks of 17.8 per cent annual growth in December 2022, the damage it has done to housing affordability has been severe. While building costs have declined significantly in NSW and Victoria, they are still rising by 10 per cent in WA. This cost inflation has fundamentally… Read more »
