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| 13 Apr 2010 - Essential steps in buying a home |
Buying a home can be a stressful experience, especially for the first time. But with a little planning, some homework and a clear idea of the steps involved, it doesn't need to be.
The guide below outlines the steps (as well as tips to help avoid some pitfalls) involved in buying a home.
The guide below outlines the steps (as well as tips to help avoid some pitfalls) involved in buying a home.
| 10 Apr 2010 - Property strategy - Learning from others' mistakes |
With so much emotion and marketing hype, the property market is a complex place to navigate. And what works for one may not work for another. Find out the best investment strategy for you.
| 7 Apr 2010 - Property Prices Set To Double |
It's good news for those already in the market but economists say housing affordability is at a crisis, blaming both federal and state governments for failing to act. They warn the Australian dream of home ownership is ending.
| 6 Apr 2010 - RBA Rises Rates As Predicted |
As widely predicted the Reserve Bank met today and increased the cash rate by 0.25%. This takes the cash rate to 4.25% and is the fifth increase in the last six RBA meetings.
| 4 Apr 2010 - Record home prices; Consumers curb spending |
The RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Australian Home Value Index – the largest property database in Australia – reported that home prices rose by 1.4 per cent in February to record highs,
| 2 Apr 2010 - Happy, Happy Easter! |
May the angels protect u…
may the sadness forget u…
may goodness surround u…
and may God always bless u…
Happy Easter!!!
may the sadness forget u…
may goodness surround u…
and may God always bless u…
Happy Easter!!!
| 1 Apr 2010 - Interest rates set to rise after Easter - economists |
INTEREST rates could be set to rise again in April after Australians return from their Easter break.
| 30 Mar 2010 - Property market may be overheated, RBA Governor Glenn Stevens says |
THE nation's top central banker has taken the unprecedented step of being interviewed on commercial television, in doing so warning property buyers not to borrow too much.
| 23 Mar 2010 - First homebuyers may be scared off by small rate rises |
If interest rates rise by two percentage points, more than one quarter of Australians looking to buy their first home in the next two years will give up on the purchase, according to results from the 2010 Mortgage Choice First Homebuyers Survey.
| 20 Mar 2010 - First home buyers – what to look for – |
If you are one of the many prospective buyers who are looking to buy their first home, our columnist Peter Koulizos has some handy and very helpful tips.There are currently many first home buyers in the market, spurred on by low interest rates and the federal government’s First Home Owners Boost (FHOB). There is a complex array of issues that need to be co
| 16 Mar 2010 - What is motivating first homebuyers to purchase? |
Appetite for first home purchases has noticeably steadily declined over recent months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports 21% of all owner occupied housing finance approvals in December 2009 were for first homebuyers, compared to 26% in October. Traditionally, the average is around 20%.
| 13 Mar 2010 - Buying your own home makes good cents |
Appetite for first home purchases has noticeably steadily declined over recent months, yet one in five homebuyers is a first timer, so they are obviously still keen.