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We have heard strong rumors that an agent we have been using is going bankrupt and up to no good. The agents doors have been closed for weeks, and only open sporadically. We handed the agent with 60 days notice to hand over to another agent, we met in person and it was a bit uncomfortable and he...

I have a virus on my CPanel. The threat is a JS/Kryptik.AMT Trojan I am not very familiar with all of this. I believe I need to install anti virus software onto my CPanel. I believe I need WHM. How do I add WHM? I have been looking around on CPanel website and have...

Has anyone used Property Investment Calculator? http://www.propertyinvestmentsoftware.com.au/ My wife thinks my spreadsheets are a bit over the top and difficult to use. She has found this easy to use program and I have had a look in demo mode. A couple of things I would like to...

With the massive population growth expected in Camden I was wondering what people thought of property growth / rental growth for properties in close to Camden? http://www.camden.nsw.gov.au/files/Stil_Growing_Fact_Sheet_web.pdf

I don't keep up with the news due to working away. I was surprised to see labor want to increase the tax on alcohol, saying it will stop binge drinking. Is this their answer to everything. tax tax tax. I was wondering if anyone out there had kept a list of all of the taxes introduced and...

A family member is considering property instead of shares for her super. She has only one chance at this thats why I wanted to put it on the floor here and get some real advice. Her circumstances are she has 10 years until retirement, has $70 in super. Not much I know but circumstances...

A friend has just purchased a property with super. Has anyone on here done this? Is there a bit of a move against shares? Personally I dont like shares. Before super where did these companies get their investors from. I don't know for sure but I think they had to work harder for their...

I might be way off target here but I would think the carbon tax will indirectly push up the price of housing in aus. I can see inflation across the board once the carbon tax comes in. The price of everything will go up so the construction of all houses will go up. So this could lead to a...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/interest-rates/anz-lifts-home-loan-small-business-rates/story-fn300bzu-1226326089582 I got up to read that ANZ have increased rates whils tthe rba has remained steady. I know recently the banks distanced themselves from the RBA movements. I wonder if I...

What are your thoughts on Tim Williams (British housing expert) views of the Australian housing market, namely with the abolishment of negative gearing and land tax for all. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-04/home-ownership-more-nightmare-than-dream-report/3932564

I am getting very frustrated. I cannot get a straight answer. I have installed a 2kw solar system at my place and now have two EM 500 meters, one export and one import. My question is, Is any of the solar power I have going directly into my house? Or is it all going back to the grid...

I have been trying to not pay attention to politics lately as it is not good for my heart burn. However it really seems to be in your face when flicking between channels...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/the-big-banks-are-having-a-lend-of-us-homeowners-will-be-stung-again/story-e6freuzr-1226265504128 Not sure if anyone has brought this up yet. Can you see any of the big four raising rates after the rba's decision to hold steady. I would...

Hi, We run a small bussiness selling football collectables. The Sporting body contacted us yesterday about removing our second hand dvd's and videos we had in stock as it was a copyright breach. He also told us he was sending our website link around to other departments of the nrl to check...

What do you make of this smart meter enterprise. Some companies will profit enourmously from this new scheme. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/smart-meter-technology-to-drive-up-the-cost-of-power/story-e6freuzi-1226227988163 There is also a bizarre plan allowing energy...

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/pollies-in-line-for-huge-pay-increase/story-e6freon6-1226210702704?fb_ref=rec-top&fb_source=home_multiline PRIME Minister Julia Gillard's salary will soar by $90,000 to about $470,000, making her more highly paid than US President Barack Obama and British PM...

I have just returned home from being away with work and found out we paid for the real estate's handy man to have a look at our oven and give a quote. He charged $40. I would have thought if he is doing regular work for the real estate then he would quote for free. As it turned out he quoted...

This is directed to the more mature members here who have had children and have seen how they have grown up with the responsibilities of money managing and investing. Also not to fall into the same mistakes that we made. We have a 5 year old boy, 6 in dec, only child, and is considered by...

Tony Abbott gives a rather accurate summary of Labor's failed challenges recently http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/yoursay/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/labor_goes_from_bad_to_worse/P20/

Kris Sayce - Has anyone received advice from him? A friend of mine receives emails from Money Morning and was concerned about his property value dropping in value in the near future after reading his first newsletter from Morning Money. I read the link he was sent (link below) and all I...