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Buying your first home – or even your third – is one of life’s biggest milestones. But for the medical professionals we work with here at Stellar Finance Group, it often feels like you’re playing the property game on “hard mode”. You’ve spent years in university, worked grueling double shifts

If you have been keeping an eye on the news this week, you might have felt a bit of a shift in the air when it comes to property investment. Buying your first home is one of life’s biggest milestones, but for many of our clients, setting up their retirement

Buying property in a place like Balmain isn’t just about finding a beautiful terrace with a view of the bridge; it’s about navigating one of the most competitive and nuanced property markets in the country. Whether you’re eyeing a luxury renovation project, looking to secure your first family home, or

Buying property has long been the great Australian dream, but the 2026 Federal Budget has just rewritten the rules of the game. For years, we’ve operated in a relatively stable environment where negative gearing and the 50% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount were the twin pillars of property investment. Well,

It is hard to ignore the noise right now. As we head into the thick of April 2026, the chatter around the upcoming May budget is reaching a fever pitch. If you have been keeping an eye on the news – or your LinkedIn feed – you have likely seen

Refinancing your mortgage often feels like one of those tasks that stays perpetually at the bottom of the “to-do” list – right next to cleaning out the garage or finally reading that 400-page industry report. But in the current financial climate, ignoring your home loan could be costing you more

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