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The hidden costs of buying a house
Purchasing a property requires a lot of research and due diligence that you’ll be invoiced for, even if your offer doesn’t get accepted.

The Gender Retirement Gap: What is it and how can it be fixed?
As a result of pay inequity and career interruptions, women retire with less. This is the Gender Retirement Gap.

OPINION: Is Now A Good Time To Sell Or Buy A House?
Peter Thompson from Barfoot & Thompson tries to answer the question many of us are asking.

When is a good time to plan a renovation?
REDnews spoke to two renovation experts in the building industry.

How to avoid a cryptocurrency scam
Cryptocurrency scams are on the rise and the average loss for victims is in the thousands.

OPINION: Tips I’ve picked up from purchasing my first home in a buyer’s market
The market has turned.

OPINION: Treasury sees no big decline in house prices
Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson Peter Thompson shares his outlook.

How lending restrictions are affecting the housing market
Tighter borrowing rules targeting property investors have reshaped the housing market, according to Core Logic.

Top 8 office hacks to make your work life easier
REDnews has compiled office hacks to make work life a little bit easier.