https://media.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/content.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/Ep_85-Concerns_higher_land_tax_in_VIC_will_ultimately_hurt_renters.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Westpac has now scrapped the 3 per cent assessment rate buffer for certain refinance applications, however Victorian property investors and holiday home owners are now set to face higher land tax obligations. The announcement of higher land tax feels poorly timed given we’ve just experienced the largest […]
Ep #85 – Concerns higher land tax in VIC will ultimately hurt renters
Ep# 84 – Will the 3 per cent buffer go soon
https://media.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/content.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/Ep_84-Will_the_3_per_cent_buffer_go_soon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe 3 per cent assessment rate buffer doesn’t feel appropriate anymore. Maybe for new borrowers looking to purchase and take on debt for the first time, but not for existing mortgage holders simply looking to refinance, to get a better deal, when they’ve already demonstrated an ability to […]
Ep# 83 – Farewell cashbacks
https://media.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/content.blubrry.com/longpropertyshow/Ep_83-Farewell_cashbacks.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt feels like this could be the beginning of the end for cashbacks! In the past week there have been three lenders including a big-4 bank withdraw their offers. My sense is that it will create an opening for smaller lenders to pick up market share again, and […]