How to get ahead on your down payment
With the number of first home buyers in the mortgage market continuing to languish near record lows and property prices peaking 1, it’s clear first home buyers need a savvy savings strategy to [...]
Constructive contracts – the paperwork and planning behind your build
You’ve dog-eared magazines, spent countless weekends at display villages and finally made the bold decision to build rather than buy a home. While choosing where and what to build are exciting [...]
Which way to sell? Auction vs Private Treaty
It’s a perennial question when it comes to real estate: should you sell at auction or via private treaty? Some sellers prefer the predictability of setting a price, while others are prepared to [...]
Haven Win – Spring 17
Calling all collectors. Cookbooks, snow globes, stamps and coins. People collect all sorts of mundane and wonderful things. Are you a collector of something that would tickle our fancy? [...]
Haven Extras – Spring 17
Since its launch in October 2010, more than 40 billion photos have been shared on Instagram and it now has more than 600 million users. The adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is [...]
Monthly winner for July 2017
We appreciate your feedback, that's why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank you gift. July's winner is [...]
The RBA has decided to once again leave the official cash rate unchanged for the 12th consecutive month.
The RBA has opted to leave the official cash rate on hold at 1.5%. At its board meeting today the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to once again leave the official cash rate unchanged for the [...]