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New home loan borrowers are lapping up at an increasing rate the range of ongoing discount products on offer. Every state saw a rise in demand for this loan type during April as it reached a high of 30% of Mortgage Choice's new loan approvals nationally.

Some people are unaware certain aspects of their debt history, including bill defaults and applications for loans and credit cards, are on file and made available to lenders and other credit providers.

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Such mistakes however can be avoided by simply speaking to a number of people including a real estate agent, your broker and a Valuer either independently or collectively to determine a course of action before starting any process. We're only a phone call way and would much rather see people avoid the mistakes than experience them.

Many clients are still thinking about fixed. It may be a pretty uncertain time to consider a fixed if competition is going to come back in a big way (as I always say - it is your own decision of course and should be decided upon with your own financial needs taken into account).

You know when you go to the shops and you are at the checkout and the final tally comes up and you are short of cash and have to put things back? Well if my personal budget is comparable to a supermarket shopping trip like that then I had to put back half the store! Granted, my returns would have been compared to items from the "luxuries" aisle, but then you get used to those type of things don't you?

Have you heard that banks are breaking up? It's great news for home loan borrowers like yourself, as lenders rush to introduce a range of incentives to encourage people to switch. But you should be cautious of moving until you fully understand the benefit vs. cost equation. It also pays to be aware of all the different offers available in the marketplace, but it's hard to keep track and research can be very time consuming.

The Federal Budget was considered lack-lustre by many commentators when it was delivered in early May but there are a few surprises in it that will be sure to have an effect on your home loan and your spending future.

Property price growth will be subdued for the next 10 years, an industry commentator has claimed. Speaking to The Adviser, BIS Shrapnel's managing director Robert Mellor said property prices will grow by no more than 5 per cent each year.

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I am always amazed when I speak to people that they are in many cases paying standard variable rates for their home loan, or worse - when they don't have to. The sad thing is that it costs them valuable dollars in these tough times!

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From August this year the State Goverment is changing the way stamp duty is calculated for the purchase of property. No longer will there be different levels of stamp duty for investors and owner-occupiers. One size fits all. So if you are a future buyer, or if you are a Real Estate Agent then how will they affect you? Listed below is the old figure alongside what you will pay post August 1st.

The July 5th announcement by the RBA to leave rates on hold for the 7th consecutive month came as no surprise to me. Inflation figures have proved what I have been saying all the time, "that we are not in as good a shape as the RBAthinks we are". But thats not all bad, we have been saving..so the money is still there.

Its finally happening! Queensland's long running Stamp Duty Concession-fest is about to be scuttled and locals will now pay full tote for stamp duty again, following the Queensland Governments Budget announcement in May. You have until the end of the month of July to purchase a property to still be eligible to receive the concession. If you fail to buy by that date then any future purchases will cost you more in duty. Click on the image to view three and a half minutes of that - along with a snapshot of what else is happening in 'mortgage-land'.

This is the division of all "property" between married or de facto couples who seek divorce or separation. "Property" is quite widely interpreted in the family law system and includes pretty much everything that is capable of being owned.

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One thing most people will say when they meet me is that I am very motivated. Being determined and experienced, I have been very blessed with helping people accomplish their dreams of owning a home. I have been in sales for 9 years in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Hampton.

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