Blog Archives - WhiteStar Group

Things to consider when buying vacant land

by wsgadmin2021-06-21

Blog, Conveyancing, First home buyer, Tips

If you’re planning to build a new home, it’s only natural you’ll spend hours poring over architects’ concepts and builder designs, weighing up choices and options, and making lists of ‘must-haves’ and ‘would-likes’. And while the other side of the coin – choosing the actual…

What is a construction loan and how does it work?

by wsgadmin2021-06-21

Blog, Finance, Home Loan

Borrowing to build a new home is a very different process from borrowing for an established one. In fact, some lenders who happily offer mortgages for existing homes actually don’t offer construction loans, which they consider too much work or too much risk. Often they…

Using your existing equity to buy an investment property

by wsgadmin2021-06-21

Blog, Property, Property Investment

Almost every day, finance and real estate commentators in the media remind us about the incredible, bounce-back of the Victorian property market. Even Melbourne, which despite enduring its fourth extended lockdown, is showing resilience and even robustness. But it is the state’s regions that are…

Changes to the Victorian tenancy act

by wsgadmin2021-06-21

Blog, Property, Property management

In March this year, a swathe of new rules and regulations for Victorian landlords came into effect and, while the Property Management team at WhiteStar are across the changes, we thought it was wise to highlight the key obligations for landlords and property management under…

Working from home deductions – what you can and cannot claim

by wsgadmin2021-06-21

Accounting, Blog, Tips

With the end of the financial year not far away, the Australian Taxation Office is reminding us how best to navigate working-from-home deductions. If you’ve ever tried to calculate your own tax deductions based on ‘work expenses’, you’ll probably know it can be a real…