Property
Pausing your mortgage payments could cost you $17,000
Hitting pause on your mortgage payments could get you through coronavirus hardship. But it could also add thousands of dollars to your mortgage.
Open houses and auctions are banned so what now for property?
With open houses and auctions banned under social distancing rules, and sellers retreating to the sidelines, will property sales grind to a halt?
‘Most landlords can’t afford to have no rental income’
On the eve of the government announcing help for tenants who can't pay the rent, landlords are asking for financial assistance from government, regulators and banks.
How to navigate life in an apartment building during coronavirus
Do your neighbours have to tell you if they have been exposed to COVID-19? Is it ok to keep using shared laundries? Here's how to stay safe in an apartment building during a pandemic.
Ask Paul: Can I use my teen’s $30k for mortgage and pay her interest?
Greg's 19-year-old daughter has saved $30,000. With term deposit rates so low, should he put her savings against his mortgage and pay her interest instead?
What the coronavirus downturn will mean for the property market
There's no doubt that the recent market sell-off from the coronavirus will have an impact on real estate. The question is, how large and how long.
‘Don’t evict me’: the letter to send your landlord if you can’t pay rent
With 8 million Australians renting three million properties, what do you do if you can't pay the rent because of the impact of coronavirus?
Ask Paul: Our investment property is draining us – pay it off with super?
Should Ros and her husband cash out his super to pay off an investment property that is draining them? They've got Paul Clitheroe worried.
Where to park a windfall from selling your property
So you've decided to sell your family home. Y you'll need somewhere to put the funds from your sale, preferably somewhere where the value of your money doesn't go backwards - and it's not easy given our low interest rates.
What to look for when buying an investment property
So, you're in the market for an investment property. Time to scour your area for the cheapest, highest-renting property, right? Wrong.
