Friday, July 29th, 2011

Sydney Landlords And Renovators

Our friends over at Exchange have recently published a few more interesting posts that you should definitely check out if you are a (prospective) property investor. In their most recent post they explain how the 'notice to vacate' works.

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Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Amanda Segers Featured On 7 News

Last week, Seven News ran a story on Australian real estate sales to foreign purchasers.   Sydney buyers agent Amanda Segers was the only real estate professional quoted, alongside her colleague Michael Gu. 

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Monday, July 18th, 2011

Westpac’s Rosy Outlook For Borrowers

If you were getting sick and tired of the constant chatter about a looming rates increase (let alone the carbon tax introduction), here's a welcome change of tune.   Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans believes we're not in for a rise but rather a rates cut. Even better: in his opinion there may be no [...]

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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Another Battle In The Lending War

On Valentine Day this year, NAB started a fierce war between banks with the lender as the prize and Westpac as the first target, by paying that bank's exit fees for whoever wanted to defect.   Now Commonwealth Bank, with $250 billion worth of lenders on the books, has decided to cut the interest rate [...]

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement

The Reserve Bank has opted to keep rates on hold at 4.75 per cent.   The move comes on the back of recent figures showing Australia's economy shrank in the first three months of this year, due to the catastrophic Queensland floods.   Economists are still tipping a rate rise this year, but not until [...]

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