The message being pushed by mortgage brokers and consumer advocates that borrowers should maintain their current mortgage repayments when interest rates fall and pay off their home loans sooner has…
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If the global financial crisis has made Australians more savings-aware, then first-home buyers are taking it one step further by increasing their minimum deposit and waiting longer to buy. The…
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Many small businesses operate from the owner’s home. This could mean the factory is a shed in the backyard and the office a corner of the kitchen or dining room…
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Here’s a challenge. How fast could you pay your mortgage off? The sad realisation hit me earlier in the year that I’m not likely to get rich anytime soon. I…
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Australian banks’ preference for writing home loans rather than lending to business may pose a risk to the banking system and the overall economy, according to a leading banker. Joseph…
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Standard variable loan popularity hits 18-month high Despite the cost difference between fixed and variable interest rates dropping, June saw a higher percentage of Australians turning their backs on locking…
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S&P credit ratings expert confirms the strength of the housing sector but questions the benefit of high home prices for society A managing director of a credit ratings agency responsible…
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The Reserve Bank has opted to keep interest rates steady at its board meeting today. It was a widely expected move and will give mortgage holders another welcome breather from…
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Australia must do better in the supply of housing - a supply gap that could grow to 600,000 by 2028/29, Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned. Mr Swan told a Property…
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