by Nick Rainsford | 20 Jun 2016 | General, Home loans, Investments
In our line of work we meet many different people. People from all walks of life. Rich, poor, healthy, unhealthy, educated, uneducated, theists, atheists, men, women, transgender, gay, straight, able, disabled…you get the picture. One thing I’ve noticed is the...
by Nick Rainsford | 22 May 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
Step right up. Around and around it goes where it stops nobody knows.Step right up. Around and around it goes where it stops nobody knows. No more bets. This housing cycle is almost complete – although last week’s auction clearance rates would argue strongly against...
by Nick Rainsford | 18 Jan 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF
In past articles I have written about how banks have been forced to become more conservative in their residential property lending. They have generally done this by reducing LVR’s tightening servicing requirements, increasing living expenses and using price as a way...
by Nick Rainsford | 4 Jan 2016 | General, SMSF
Happy New Year to all of our clients, referrers and followers. We hope 2016 is a good year for all of you. Last year saw us receive many enquiries by wide-eyed investors about buying property within their Self Managed Superannuation Funds (“SMSF”). After a...
by Nick Rainsford | 28 Dec 2015 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
This time of year can be pretty slow work wise and most companies are running on skeleton staff. From a personal point of view it’s a great time to stop putting off having a look at your largest expense and cleanup your mortgage. In the past few months our own...