Monthly Archives: November 2008

Bank Loan Statement Checker – Mortgage Watchdog Australia

Fantastic software that will check your bank loan statements for errors. There is a better than even chance that you could be losing hundreds of dollars due to bank errors without you even knowing it. The Mortgage Watchdog loan statement … Continue reading

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Mortgage Holders Getting Ripped Off

Home loan and mortgage holders are at more risk than ever of getting overcharged interest and fees by their lenders. Essentially, getting ripped off by their home loan lenders. The reduction in staff and extra pressure on the remaining staff … Continue reading

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Home Loan Rates at Fifty Year Lows?

Hail the Reserve Bank Board for acting quickly and decisively on interest rates. As a result and despite all the doom and gloom, bail out and prop up talk, property prices and auction clearance rates seemed to have stabilised. Experts … Continue reading

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Are House Prices Going To Fall?

With 70% of all housing stock in the hands of owner occupiers and home loan interest rates moving in the right direction, I seriously doubt it. Home owners will generally do what ever it takes to keep their home, so … Continue reading

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Lowest Rate Not Always Best

Having a home loan with the lowest interest rate is preferrable, it means we will pay less back to our lender. But is it always the best fit for our particular circumstance? I have just come back from my meeting … Continue reading

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Refinance My Home Loan For A Better Rate

I am about to jump ship and refinance my line of credit. I use my line of credit as the base loan for my property investments. I leverage the equity in my home to grow my wealth in property. I … Continue reading

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Interest Only Home Loan Survey

For you current and potential investment property borrowers I have put together a short survey of the one year fixed rate offerings from the major lenders. I am not suggesting this is the best type of loan in these uncertain … Continue reading

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Rate Cut Check Your Statement

When the Board of Reserve Bank of Australia announce a rate cut, they are talking about a thing called the cash rate. The cash rate is the overnight money market interest rate. The overnight money market is where many home … Continue reading

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Should I Sign As A Guarantor

After watching an episode of CSI last night about a young woman’s attraction and loyalty to a “Bad Boy”, I started to wonder what happens to women who sign loan guarantees for “Bad Boy’s”. You get the picture: He wants … Continue reading

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