Columnist Peter Boehm

Buying a home is an experience that's both emotional (exciting, frightening, rewarding) and financial (probably the biggest monetary commitment you'll ever make). As property buyers, we naturally want the best price possible. Paying a lower

Disputes between banks and their customers are on the up - leaping an incredible 33 per cent in the first half of 2009, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service. The huge growth in complaints (from 14,359 to 19,107) is partly a result of the

From the state of your personal finances to the size of your deposit, your home lender will have a long list of questions when you apply for a loan. Their aim is to assess your creditworthiness - to decide whether or not, in their opinion, they

Last year in my column Buying an Australian home - still worth it? I asked whether Aussie homes were still worth the sacrifice. One thing I examined was the financial pressure to buy - that is, people's worry that if they didn't buy soon

How have your personal finances fared this year? Were they a disaster, a success, or something in between? If you think you could improve, here are the top ten actions you can take in 2010 to make sure you start on the right foot. 1. Set targets