You’ll need to do some homework to find the right mortgage broker for you, but if you do your research and choose carefully, you’ll find your broker saves you time, stress and most importantly, money.

This extract, taken from Michael and Pamela Yardney's book (with Bronwyn Davis), All you need to know about buying and selling your home, explains how to find the right help when it comes to securing finance…

A recent report released by economic research firm Commsec, revealed that Australia is currently witnessing its biggest population boom in history, as a record 253,415 migrants arrived on our shores in 2008. This translates to almost 700 new arrivals every day.  

Additionally, we are currently experiencing a baby boom, with 296,700 babies born during 2008, representing the highest rate of births reported since quarterly records began 27 years ago.

So what does this mean for property investors? Read on to find out...

With our financial markets in upheaval and the media giving us mixed messages about the property markets, both home buyers and investors are wondering what to do. Is it a good time to buy or should they wait longer?

As uncertainty abounds and investors seek much needed answers in these troubled times, we turn to Michael Yardney, a leading Australian property commentator and director of Metropole Property Investment Strategists, to make sense of the hype surrounding Australian property markets and gain his thoughts on using a buyer’s agent.

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An undeniable relationship exists between the quality of the questions we ask ourselves and the quality of the results we produce in our world; the better the questions, the better the results.

It's been a crucial part of my personal development journey and an area which has been a constant work in progress. When we consciously and consistently ask ourselves better questions, a few things happen...

Read on for some inspiration...

There are increasing signs that we are moving into the next stage of the property cycle with the increased buyer confidence that has been evident at the lower end of the property market now rippling its way up into properties around the $500,000 mark.

The Westpac – Melbourne Institute recently reported that consumer confidence has rebounded in the last month since it was announced that Australia has, so far, escaped recession. This was given a further boost of confidence with a report from economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel, which predicted that house prices could rise by as much as 22% during the next three years.

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