Playing with affordability
We know that there’s been no relief in affordability lately. After staying relatively steady for a year as prices fell in concert with rising rates, it deteriorated even more in recent months as rates pushed...
Category: Tools
Optimizing your mortgage renewal in the post B-20 era
This post is 5 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Note: I’ve invited Mike Grace to write this guest post to clarify the issue of insurability of a mortgage and how...
Optimizing your down payment
This post is 7 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.When putting a down payment on a house, often people strive for 20% if they can, and anything less is just...
That new house smell
This post is 8 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Ahh the smell of toxic offgassing in the morning. It’ll knock a couple months of your life but where would we...
A rise by any other name
This post is 8 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.How fast are house prices increasing in Victoria? It really depends on what measure you use. For years I’ve been...