Owning property

You may decide you will be the one to complete or oversee the renovation. Doing the renovations yourself means you have complete control over timing, costs and scheduling as well as saving on labour costs along the way. It can be a great way to go if you have plenty of time, knowledge and skill.

Not one capital city had a housing price gain in the September quarter.

New research by Nine News has found that buying a house may not always be the best investment strategy for your family's future.

There's a lot about paying off a mortgage that's commonsense and it's oft-repeated advice. We're often told to make fortnightly payments so we'll make one extra payment a year without noticing; that paying even just $20 a week extra can make huge inroads into our interest debt; or that having a mortgage with all the bells and whistles makes no sense if you're not using them.

But then there are the other things, things that are timely and need to hit your radar right now. Here are three of those things.

Mortgage holders can breathe a sigh of relief as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official interest rate on hold for the fifth month in a row today, despite a pickup in inflation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held fire on an interest rate rise for the fourth straight month, meaning the official cash rate will remain at 4.75 percent.

Pam Walkley assesses adding rentable space to your home

Homeowners will not be slugged with another interest rate rise in March as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held interest rates at 4.75 percent today for the third straight month.

Low inflation and floods helped spare borrowers a rate rise, but economists say high terms of trade could force a series of hikes later in the year.

The central bank spared borrowers an interest rate rise on Tuesday, leaving the cash rate at 4.75 in a widely expected move.