Entries by Ben Behar
RBA leaves Cash Rate at 4.75%
RBA leaves Cash Rate at 4.75% At its meeting today, the RBA decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent At today’s meeting, the Reserve Bank judged that the current mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy remained appropriate. In future meetings, the Board will continue to assess carefully the evolving outlook […]
How does a Business Owner get a Home Loan?
By paying tax, that’s how! The Rules of Lending have changed and this is having a dramatic impact on Business Owners wanting to borrow for a home. It has not become any more conservative and credit policies have not contracted all that materially from 12 months ago. What has changed is that lending decisions today […]
Property Investing Tax Tip
We have heard again recently that the ATO are going to be looking closely at claims for repairs to investment properties this year. So be careful. Remember, a repair means to restore something to the condition it was in when you bought it. A common error made by property investors is incorrectly claiming repairs done […]
