SA Residential Property Market Report | May 2020 Adelaides property market is seeing strong growth, and while some of that growth certainly will be stifled by the economic impacts of COVID-19, SA's very effective response to COVID-19 will likely minimise those negative impacts. While other capital cities continue to struggle…
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You've turned your home into a home office during COVID-19. So, what can you claim on your tax return and how do you claim it? Fortunately, the ATO has now made it easier than ever. If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of Australians now working from home…
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In this time of economic instability, we know that jobs and mortgages are of the highest concern to you, the Government and the lenders. With things changing on a daily basis, we're perfectly positioned to help. As the response and effects of COVID-19 on our health and economy continue to…
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Loosening legislation making it easier for lenders to call themselves banks is encouraging a new wave of fintech lenders as Australians embrace Neo Banks. The Government has made it easier for authorised deposit-taking institutions to call themselves banks, with the hope that it would reduce the cost of loans. Currently…
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The legal and economic effects of coronavirus have had an impact on the property market. Social distancing restrictions have made open inspections and in-person auctions impossible. The results: prices are down, and sales volumes are down, as home owners take their properties off the market. This is certainly not good…
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The cash rate decision for May has been announced by the RBA with the rate unchanged at 0.25%. The Bank has previously signaled it considers the current rate to be the floor, with many analysts predicting it will remain at this level for some time as the economy recovers from…
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As we all adapt to the COVID-19 situation, I'm set up to help you now over the phone and with a range of online tools and calculators to support you through these difficult times. Here's some questions I can help answer: Thinking about purchasing or refinancing? Can I save repayments…
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The Big Four Banks, ING, ANZ, NAB, Westpac and CommBank are all cutting fixed rates to the low-2% p.a. range , reaching record breaking low rates. However, over the course of the past few weeks, the small lenders such as Freedom Lend, Unibank, and Ubank, have taken the spot light,…
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A small business breakdown of the government’s economic stimulus In response to the economic impact of the coronavirus, the Australian Government has, so far, introduced two stimulus packages to assist small and medium businesses. Here’s what you need to know. How the government stimulus might help your small business For…
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