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• Demand For Fixed-rate Home Loans Surprisingly High

  January 9, 2014

  Barring NSW, which has witnessed a drop of 0.58%, each state has recorded a hike in the percentage of fixed-rate home loans written (comparing December against November). For the month of December, Fixed-rate loans contributed 33.06% of total home loans written and this figure is highest since March 2008. An article on the website The…

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• Issues of Negative Gearing and Depreciation Claims

  December 27, 2013

  Investors love the idea of capital growth. This said they are not averse to the concept of high rental yield either. In fact, things boil down to how a particular investor is planning his portfolio. Negative and positive gearing both have their merit after all? I will be none the poorer by elaborating on this…

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  Tagged: interest rates, mortgages, taxation

• Strategies To Brighten Your Borrowing prospects

  December 16, 2013

  Lending institutions are there for a purpose. It is their duty (and their business interest too) to forward us loans. However, it is not their responsibility to tell us what loan arrangement may suit us best. Thus is it important to conduct one’s homework and be as inquisitive as possible when dealing with banks and…

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• Christmas Is Coming – Keep An Eye On Bank Deadlines

  November 8, 2013

  Things are different at this time of the year. Christian countries already press the celebratory button by now and workplaces start becoming hubs of holiday gossip.  However, though it might sound paradoxical, employees also start to work at a furious pace, in order to be free from work obligation when the Christmas festivities close in.…

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• Why You Should Use Multiple Lenders To Service Property Loans

  September 26, 2013

  You have a big portfolio and you have great ambitions too. Naturally, you will be looking forward to getting more than one loan serviced, for one or several properties. If this be the case, I will advice you in all earnestness to look for multiple lenders.

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  Tagged: mortgages, property investing

• How To Get The Best Mortgage Deal

  September 5, 2013

  If a recent survey is to be believed, only 30% of mortgage seekers are doing the intelligent thing. Rest do not find the prospect of haggling for mortgage loans enticing. Yet, truth be told, your haggling capacity has direct impact on the mortgage deal you finally secure. After all, why will mortgage houses offer you…

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