Hatch Financial Services News

Offering to be a guarantor can be a great way for parents to help their children get into the property market far sooner and at the same time save a large amount of money.  Faced with high house prices and the rising cost of living, many would-be first time buyers are finding home ownership well and truly out of reach. Read more

If there is one thing I have learnt in my time as a mortgage broker it is that clients' circumstances change with time.  What is important today may not have even crossed their mind when they took out a loan. Read more

On March 1^st, a significant change to the laws concerning cooling off periods on property transactions in Victoria came into effect. Read more

Spring is here, the grand final has gone and that means another auction season is underway.  If you are looking to buy a property and attending auctions here are some tips that i recently picked up from Philip Middlemiss, Director at Stockdale & Leggo. Read more

AUSTRALIA’S much-debated property ”bubble” may not have burst but recent data shows house prices are deflating, posting their worst quarterly decline in a decade. Read more

I do not think that this headline will be “news” to many but thought that those wishing to understand the housing market might find this information helpful to know and understand… Read more

If you have been to an auction at any point since the dawn of time, you will have heard all about the 3 P’s of buying property…because the auctioneer told you that buying property was all about POSITION, POSITION, POSITION. Read more

Predictions are strong for continued interest rate rises in 2011, but the good news is that many economists believe the cash rate will remain well below 2008 levels. Read more

So you own your home but have decided it is time to upgrade to something else. With experience on your side, surely things will be far easier this time round…positively simple and straight forward…or will it?  Read more

In the May newsletter, we started looking at the options available for would be first home buyers trying get into the market in the face of rising property prices and generally without a large deposit. Read more