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Everything you need to decide, in one place
Guides, checklists and briefings to reduce mistakes — plus our full set of free calculators and the flagship Migrant Suburb Planning Checklist. Built for overseas parents and migrants.
Featured resource
The Migrant Suburb Planning Checklist
Our flagship free download. A step-by-step framework to evaluate timing, suburb fit, liveability and a Plan B rental strategy before you commit — so you don't lock in an early decision you later regret.
- Timing: buy-before-you-move vs rent-first
- Suburb-fit scoring for your family
- Liveability & schools checklist
- Plan B rental viability test
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Guides & insights
Decision-critical analysis — not hype. New pieces published regularly.
The foreign-buyer ban explained (2025–2029)
What overseas buyers can and can't purchase, and how to plan around it.
Read more →Off-the-plan in Melbourne: 7 questions before you sign
The due-diligence checklist that avoids the biggest valuation traps.
Read more →How to read a suburb scorecard
A two-minute guide to the four dimensions we score.
Read more →Free calculators
Turn the decision into numbers you control — seven tools, all in AUD.
Buy vs Rent
Rent near campus vs a resaleable purchase.
Total Acquisition Cost
Every upfront cost, nothing hidden.
Mortgage Repayment
Monthly repayments at today's rate.
Monthly Cashflow
Rent in vs all holding costs out.
Interest-Rate Stress Test
Can you hold if rates rise?
Vacancy Stress Test
Rent-loss and cashflow impact.
Resource library
More tools as we publish them.
Buy vs Rent Framework
The decision variables that matter, and the ones that don't.
Off-the-Plan Due-Diligence Checklist
The 7 questions to ask before you sign.
Foreign Buyer Rules Explainer
FIRB, the established-dwelling ban, and what you can actually buy.