Buckle up, because the 2024 mortgage market promises to be a thrilling ride. With interest rate predictions swinging from exhilarating “cuts on the horizon!” to stomach-churning “rates might stay put!”, it’s enough to leave anyone feeling confused. But fear not, your friendly mortgage broker is here to break down the predictions and help you navigate the twists and turns.

As mortgage brokers, our perspective on whether to buy or rent a property would depend on several factors, including your financial situation, goals, and personal circumstances.

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What is a bequest?

A bequest is a transfer of property from one person to another through a will. In Queensland, making a bequest is a simple process that can be done with the help of a lawyer.

If you’re on a variable-rate home loan or your fixed rate is set to expire, it is a good idea to check out your options for refinancing. Mortgage Innovations can help you every step of the way to make sure you end up on the right competitive loan.

A school’s liability surrounding student injuries, particularly during school sports, can be a complex issue. A failed slam dunk? A tackle gone wrong? Or even a fall while running?

This article will explain how and when schools may be liable for sporting injuries of their students. It will also discuss two real-life examples of the application of a school’s liability for an injury suffered by a student during school sport.

The recent catastrophic flooding in Queensland and New South Wales has had a devastating impact on both people and property over a huge portion of Australia. If you’ve been impacted by such flooding, insurers will play a pivotal role in getting you back on your feet. Insurance companies may, in natural disasters such as flooding, delay, underpay or deny valid claims made by affected individuals and businesses. It is, therefore, essential that the correct steps are taken in the moments following such an event to reduce the risk either no or adverse action being taken by insurers.

A person can draft a Will however they please – this is called testamentary freedom. Unfortunately, in some families, children and parents drift apart, so when the parents go to exercise their testamentary freedom when preparing their Wills, this can result in the child’s exclusion in the Will.

Property investors are enjoying strong demand for their rental properties right now, with that demand expected to further increase.

In Australia, 90% of households have had a pet at some stage in their life, and with more pets than humans in Australia, we are often asked by our clients during their family law matters, ‘who gets to keep the pet’?

Property investment is one of the key areas the Australian Taxation Office has said it is focusing on this tax season.

The first half of 2022 has seen a noticeable increase in for-sale properties across Australia, with more new listings in the first six months than during any half-year since 2015, according to PropTrack.