8 Things You Need to Do When Buying A Home

Everything you need to know about buying a home — on one index card. A home is often the biggest financial investment you’ll make in your lifetime. In fact,a recent Zillow analysisreports that the typical American homeowner has 40% of their wealth tied up in their home. Several years ago, I wrotea complete guide to financial planningon one index card,…

What You Need to Know About Housing Act

Everyone who applies for housing has the right to be treated the same. The Fair Housing Act was created with the goal of advising landlords, lenders, buyers, and renters of the housing practices that could be considered discriminatory. What Is the Fair Housing Act? The Fair Housing Act is a law that was created to put an end to discriminatory…

How to Actually Afford to Buy a Home

Home buying hurdles exist — but research, creativity and flexibility will help you clear them. Home buyers today face tough challenges — housing prices have soared, a dollar doesn’t go as far as it once did and rent is more expensive than the past. How are people today making such a large purchase despite these hurdles? With more flexibility and…

National housing values fall fastest since 2012

Perth is leading a national downturn, with residential property values across Australia falling by the heftiest rate since 2012. The CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value Index, released on 1 August, shows dwelling values across Australia slipped 0.6% in July to 1.6% lower over the past 12 months – the largest annual fall in five years. In Perth, house values dropped 0.8%…