Australia’s thriving property market has recovered so swiftly since the brief pandemic-induced recession of 2020, that authorities have stepped in to pull the reigns on runaway real estate prices. As a result, lenders have been asked to tighten serviceability criteria.

Building your own home is a dream for many of us. And with the current low interest rates and government incentives available, it’s great that more and more of us are doing it.i Here’s what you need to know about financing your own dream build with a construction loan.

For those of us who’ve been in and out of lockdown over the past 20 months, this has meant a significant shift in the way we shop, not only physically, but the way we pay for our goods has changed too.

If you are surprised at how prices in cities and regional areas have risen even in the face of the social and economic havoc caused by COVID-19, you’re not alone. If you are thinking of buying property, you may even be a little concerned about what the current property market means for your buying decisions.