Building your own home gym for resistance training

8 October

While most people are aware of the importance of regular aerobic exercise, the significance of resistance training (aka weight or strength training) is often overlooked. It’s recommended that adults engage in at least two 20- to 30-minute...[Read More]

Home buyers are waiting to see where market lands: bank

8 October

Home buyers are holding off to see where the falling Australian housing market lands as high interest rates, stubborn living costs and federal tax changes weigh on valuations.After a strong financial year of loan growth at People First Bank –...[Read More]

Housing update to show target slipping further away

7 October

Australia is set to fall further behind on its bid to build 1.2 million new homes in five years.Less than two years in, the nation is already more than 100,000 homes short of schedule.The deficit is unlikely to be narrowed when the Australian Bureau...[Read More]

Four strategies to safeguard your financial future

1 October

Financial stability doesn’t usually come by chance; it requires preparation and strategy. Most of us depend on a steady paycheck, but few consider what would happen if it disappeared suddenly. Protecting yourself against financial disaster...[Read More]

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

1 October

Australians are willing to cut back their spending in record numbers to afford a property, affirming the ongoing value of home ownership, new data shows.More than 75 per cent of residents were willing to cut their spending back to afford a home, a...[Read More]

Broad support for buying homes with super, poll shows

24 September

Most Australians want to be able to tap into their retirement savings to buy a home, a new poll has found, as parties jostle over how much control people should have over their superannuation. The idea was backed by 60 per cent of the 1583 eligible...[Read More]