Overvalued House Prices to Stay

Published on December 16, 2010 by Technology Slice

Overvalued House Prices to Stay – House prices could be overvalued by as much as 10 per cent, but strong population growth and rising income will continue to underpin the market, an international report says. A staff analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found a link between episodes when Australia has a strong [...]

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NAB CEO Blasts Critics

Published on December 16, 2010 by Technology Slice

NAB CEO Blasts Critics – National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney has lashed out at much of the criticism levelled at the banking industry on mortgage rates, calling it “unjustified and unfair”. The former Wesfarmers boss has sought to defend the sector from “bank bashing” saying many of the arguments about a lack of competition [...]

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Fixed Home Loans On The Rise

Published on December 9, 2010 by Technology Slice

Fixed Home Loans On The Rise – The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reported that 49,307 home loans were approved in October, a 1.9 per cent seasonally-adjusted increase compared to September. Economists forecasts had centred on a 0.3 per cent increase. The figures preceded November’s unexpected jump in mortgage rates. The proportion of homebuyers [...]

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First Home Buyers Give Up

Published on March 4, 2010 by Technology Slice

First Home Buyers Give Up – One-fifth of Australians will give up on the dream of buying their first home in the next two years if home loan interest rates hit between 8 and 9 per cent, according to a survey from home loans broker Mortgage Choice. By yesterday afternoon all four major banks had [...]

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Open Question: Is it inappopriate to ask our mortgage broker to lower the price of the appraisal when we just had it done?

Published on January 12, 2010 by Technology Slice

We re-financed our 15 year mortgage to 30 when we added on to our home about 1 year ago. At that time we paid $325 for an appraisal. Mortgage rates have lowered since then and now the appraiser wants $350 for the same work. I think that is unjust and it has caused me to not trust this process.

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