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Slower growth is good news for first-home buyers
There's a lot of the talk at the moment about the idea of a housing bubble that's set to burst.
Mark Bouris, AM, is executive chairman of wealth management company Yellow Brick Road.
There's a lot of the talk at the moment about the idea of a housing bubble that's set to burst.
I know of no other industry where the taxpayer underwrites borrowings – it's a unique arrangement and one that the banks can't characterise as "just another cost", writes Mark Bouris.
The longer the property boom in Sydney and Melbourne goes on, the more avenues we explore to put a cap on buyer exuberance.
We're seeing a lot of calls for solutions to the housing affordability crisis. But are the solutions as useful as they claim?
Most Australians would be aware that there is a problem with gender and money. Or, more specifically, inequalities between men and women when it comes to both spending and earning.
Men and women take about five years to stabilise their finances after a divorce.
With Valentine's Day coming up it's a good time to think about love and money, and how to marry the two together.
Australians – when asked about their assets – inevitably talk about their house, their vehicles and their superannuation.
Go big with giving, but not with big gifts.
Don't rush a decision or change a plan just because there's a new US president.
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