How to calculate rental yield

What’s rental yield? Rental yield is the ongoing return on your investment property. You can use it to assess potential income and cash flow of a property before you buy. It gives you a way to quickly compare returns on different investment properties (or investments), though it doesn’t help you work out capital growth. The … Read more

Buying off the plan vs house and land

There are many decisions to make when purchasing your home – choosing between an ‘off the plan’ property or a ‘house and land’ package. This is a high stakes, yet thoroughly enjoyable phase of your purchasing journey. Since buying a house is probably one of the most expensive decisions you could make, it pays to … Read more

Is rentvesting right for you?

The puzzle of buying your first home has more answers than one – and an investment property is such an attractive option that could help you realise your property dream. Often, potential homeowners have to compromise on one aspect of the other, such as location, style, or size of the property, due to financial constraints … Read more

The most common home loan questions, answered.

There’s a lot to know about loans, especially if you’re taking one out for the first time. So let’s look at some of the common questions, which hopefully will be some of your own. How much can I borrow? The answer to this one is ‘Depends’! It differs from lender to lender and can vary … Read more

The Loan Type Cheat Sheet

You’d think a loan was a loan, wouldn’t you? But there are actually a surprising number of different kinds and the one you end up with can depend on a range of factors. These can include the risk you pose to a lender, the deposit you have and how much control you want over your … Read more