From July 1, first home buyers of existing and new properties in NSW costing up to $650,000 will be exempt from paying stamp duty. For properties worth from $650,000 up to $800,000, first home buyers will receive stamp duty discounts. This has been announced today by Premier Gladys Berejiklian as a way of improving housing
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Life Hack – Stop water from boiling over the top of the stove.
Time for another useful life hack in our series of winter tips and craft projects.
Have you ever wondered why your gran always had a wooden spoon on top of a pot when water was boiling?
It’s because she knows that leaving a wooden spoon on top of a pot of boiling -
Craft – Bush Telephone
It’s time for another one of our coffee cup craft projects celebrating our partnership with the Lindfield Juniors Rugby Club. We love a chat so we had to include this one which channels one of the great inventors, Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
This entertaining little project has been a favourite -
Life Hack – Cutting onions
We’re back with another Peasy Life Hack to make your life at home just a little bit easier.
Are you sick of the tears every time you have to cut up some onions? Here’s a couple of tips that should help you avoid the sore eyes while preparing your next spag bol.
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What is a reverse mortgage?
A reverse mortgage allows you to use the equity accumulated in your home as security for another loan. This type of loan can be a lump sum, a regular source of income, a line of credit or a combination of this. Like any product, there are pros and cons to this type of mortgage,
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Life Hack – Light hard to reach candles with dry spagetti
Time for another winter Life Hack brought to you by Peasy.
Sick of burning your hands trying to light candles as they near the end?
Try using a piece of dry spaghetti, the long thin (uncooked) strands of pasta hold a flame well and allow you to reach down into any hard to -
Could interest only loans be a thing of the past?
The lending landscape is constantly making adjustments, and right now is no different.
APRA – Australian Prudential Regulation Authority – has been monitoring investment growth and lenders have been advised by APRA to rein in their exposure to the investor market. Not only that, there has been increased scrutiny on interest only loans and -
May 17 Budget – Proposed Changes Relevant to the Property Industry
Last night, the 2017 Federal Budget was announced by the Treasurer Scott Morrison. Since then, a chain of discussions have started all around Australia and below is a summary of the proposed changes which have the potential to affect the property industry:
The “Ghost Tax”
In an effort to keep housing costs low and -
Life Hack – Save your fingers when using a hammer
This is the second in our series of craft projects and life hacks, aiming to make your life just a little bit easier this winter.
Unless you’re an expert carpenter then your fingers tend to cop it when hammering in nails, but using a common clothes peg to hold the nails can save your -
Craft – Coffee cup crab
Here is the first post of our new series of Life hacks and craft projects. We’ll be releasing one each week of the rugby season to celebrate our partnership with The Lindfield Rugby Club. We’re looking forward to bringing you some useful tips and fun craft projects for the kids over the next few months.