FIRST-HOME BUYERS
Could a slower market work in your favour?
How preparation and a clear budget can help first-home buyers assess a changing property market.
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October reading for your next property or finance conversation.
Explore our selection of newsletter stories on home loans, property and everyday financial decisions. Choose a story below to read it in full on Finance Focus.
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FIRST-HOME BUYERS
PROPERTY CHECKS
Buying with confidence: How to spot common red flags
Practical checks for rental listings, payment requests and personal information during a property transaction.
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RENTVESTING
How you can use ‘rentvesting’ as a path to property ownership
Explore the costs and trade-offs of renting where you live while buying an investment property elsewhere.
Read storySeptember
NEWSLETTERSeptember edition
Open edition
FINANCE FOCUSThe spring property selection
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FINANCE FOCUSMaking sense of your home equity
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FINANCE FOCUSRental returns in the spotlight
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NEWSLETTERAugust edition
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FINANCE FOCUSRevisiting your borrowing capacity
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FINANCE FOCUSPreparing your loan before the property search
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FINANCE FOCUSTax reform and investor decisions
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NEWSLETTERJuly edition
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FINANCE FOCUSUnderstanding softer auction results
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Collection updated 14 October 2026. For newer editions and the full collection, visit Finance Focus.
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