Investment properties can generate wealth or earn you a passive income – maybe both – but even in a booming market profit is never promised. The key to purchasing a successful investment property is to buy with your head (not your heart) and to stick to your plan. A bad buying decision made at the start of your property portfolio journey can send you down the wrong financial path.

A brand new year presents a clean slate to do things a little differently, break habits you don’t want to hang on to and change things for the better. Unfortunately our good intentions are often just that, without a strategy in place to achieve our resolutions.

Metropolitan housing markets experienced yet another quarter of bumper price growth, however the regions are giving the cities a run for their money.

Every homeowner loves the idea of becoming mortgage-free faster and paying less interest in the lead up to that landmark event. Fortunately, there are some easy steps you can take to get there sooner – whether you’ve just got your first home loan, want to increase your property equity or become mortgage-free as soon as possible. Let’s go over them.