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

For settlement after 1 July 2011, first home buyers are eligible for cuts to land transfer duty where they purchase a home for less than $600,000. 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

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

It has never been harder for first home buyers to get into the market. Australian property prices are at record highs and each week they go up further.  Read more

Some very clear trends have emerged in the marketplace over recent months, namely: Read more

A comprehensive table showing the First Home Owners grants you may be able to claim depending on the date of the contract of sale is set out below. Read more