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Hotspots • 05 JAN 2011
Property market to strengthen in 2011
The property market could enjoy an increase in activity in 2011, according to estate agency RE/MAX.
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Finance • 05 JAN 2011
Construction finance – realising your property dreams
Owning your own slice of Australia has long been the dream of would-be buyers and with the beefed-up government incentives for first home owners soon to end, now could...
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Hotspots • 04 JAN 2011
Knowledge building the best resolution
With the arrival of the New Year comes the time for  New Year resolutions and if you’re an aspiring property investor it might be well worth including education in...
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Hotspots • 04 JAN 2011
Borrowers to seek better deals in 2011
Property owners looking for a better deal on their home loan are expected to dominate mortgage market activity in 2011, a national survey has found.
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Hotspots • 04 JAN 2011
Home values slump
The Reserve Bank’s November rate hike had a negative impact on housing affordability, recent research has found.
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Finance • 04 JAN 2011
Mortgage payments to last retirement
Almost half of all Australian households will be paying off their mortgage in retirement.
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Hotspots • 31 DEC 2010
US foreclosure crisis claims 5 million homes
America’s foreclosure crisis has now claimed approximately 10 per cent of all homes with a mortgage.
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Finance • 30 DEC 2010
Brokerage recommends mortgage health checks
Loan Market Group is urging all borrowers to use the festive season to conduct a mortgage health check.
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Finance • 30 DEC 2010
One million Aussies look to switch banks
Making headlines today, The Herald Sun has reported that more than one million Australians are looking to switch their mortgage to another financial institution.
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Finance • 29 DEC 2010
Borrowers slam banking reforms
More than 80 per cent of Australians believe the federal government’s latest banking reforms do not go far enough to help home borrowers.
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