Home affordability improves in Sep quarter
The HIA/Commonwealth Bank First Home Buyer Affordability Index improved by 3% in the September 2008 quarter - a good result, even though it ...
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Identity protection tips
Some of the best ways to protect yourself from ID theft and financial fraud are also the simplest: > Always read and check your credit ...
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First home buyers shun First Home Saver Account
Hundreds of eager first homebuyers attended auctions and property inspections over the weekend, in an attempt to cash in on the government...
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Negative equity to invoke mortgage stress
Rising unemployment will force approximatley 1 million households into mortgage stress by March 2009. Big interest rate cuts are not expecte...
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First home owners grant tripled
14,000 first home buyers are expected to benefit from the doubling of the first home buyers grant to $14,000. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd anno...
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Super & Investment products miss out on government guarantee
Traditional bank products such as savings, transaction, debit card, term deposit and cheque accounts are all covered by the government's...
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Rates to fall to 5% by Christmas
Financial markets expect the Reserve Bank to cut rates to 5% before the end of 2008. In the last five weeks the RBA, has cut rates from 7.25...
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Sydney and Melbourne auctions show signs of life
The Sydney auction results from the weekend were a slight improvement on the week before, with 49.8% of 344 properties put up for auction so...
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Big banks cut rates
Westpac led the five major banks in cutting interest rates on a standard variable mortgage by 0.8% yesterday, following the Reserve Bank...
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Xmas gift tips
1. Plant herb seeks a few months before Christmas in nice pots - they can make wonderful gifts 2. Don't leave your shopping until the la...
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Mortgage market recovering
According to big mortgage broker AFG, the number of people applying for a mortgage rose 10.2% in September. The rise was driven by big growt...
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