So you’ve received your first rates notice from your local council in Sydney – now what? If you’re confused about who sets these rates, what they mean and how they calculate all of those obscure numbers, read on and wonder no more. What are council rates? When you buy a house in Sydney, you pay …
Neighbours – everybody needs good neighbours, or you’ll have a whole lot of domestic drama on your hands. And that’s no way to begin your new life in your first home. Here are just five of Sydney’s neighbours that’ll raise your eyebrows and get your eyes rolling. The upstairs percussionist Where you’ll find them: In …
Buying your first home comes with a wealth of stability for a growing family. But here’s a fair piece of advice: you can’t get in over your head, especially so early in the game. That’s called mortgage stress, and back in 2012 the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that 3 in 10 households were financially …