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Vacancy Rate 1% Nationally

Australia recorded a national vacancy rate of just 1.0% in June, according to SQM Research, which means the rental market is strongly favouring property investors. Over the past 12 months, the percentage of vacant properties has fallen from 1.7% to 1.0%. As a result, there is now only one vacancy for every 100 rental properties. Extraordinarily, as you can see in the chart below, the vac...
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Finances on Your Mind?

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If you are finding it tough to meet your current financial obligations or you are just interested in reviewing your current home loan, then you are not alone. Turbulent does not even begin to describe 2020 so far. As a result of COVID-19 and not forgetting the bushfires, thousands of Australians are out of work, with Treasury predicting that the jobless rate will double in the June quarter from...
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Coronavirus – JobKeeper Payment Explained

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What is the JobKeeper Payment Eligible employers will be entitled to receive $1,500 per fortnight for eligible employees from 30 March 2020 for a maximum period of 6 months. Employers must pass those payments directly onto eligible employees as wages or as a subsidy to their wage. For example, if an employee was earning $2,000 per fortnight as their usual wage, then the employer should, if t...
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Coronavirus – How is the Government Supporting Individuals and Households?

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As the situation with the Covid-19 pandemic changes by the hour, it’s difficult to keep up with and wrap your head around the announcements from government regarding the support that they are offering to individuals and households. Here’s a summary of the type of support that will be made available, taken from the Australian Government – The Treasury website: Income support to individuals ...
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Coronavirus Impact – Lenders cease lending to certain sectors of the economy

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In times of uncertainty it’s important that we all take measures to best protect ourselves. In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the federal government has announced several measures to assist individuals and businesses get through this difficult time, but we also must individually take precautions in order to make it through this current setback. As we begin to see the economic impact ...
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Australian Loans Group – Here’s a bit about where we began

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G’day there! if you’re reading this you’ve obviously come across our new website. Thanks for being here! My name is Laze, I’m the founder of Australian Loans Group, and this blog entry is about my unconventional journey into mortgage and finance broking. I’ve always had a passion for property. I don’t know why, maybe it has to do with my background (migrant parents who believe owning your o...
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