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I’m so excited… Making money is easy! According to industry gurus the recipe for success in today’s property market is to attend a seminar, pay a mentor $25k to learn their secrets, buy property through a finder (at a mark-up) and then put it into an elaborate trust structure

My view is that the highest one-year housing rate in the next five years will be 8.50% based on the OCR getting to 7%. Long-term rates only look attractive if you buy into mortgage rates shooting back up to 9.50% again. In my mind this won’t happen anytime soon and is irrational fear

If you can, I’d lock rates in now as they certainly won’t go lower. But rates generally are going to stay low for quite some time

95% Mortgages Revisited

Filed under: Mortgages

The mortgage market has tightened up somewhat, but provided you have strong income and a stable job history or no debts, then 95% is still an option for you.

Einstein marveled at the compound effect of interest rates for good reason. Over the life of a $300,000 mortgage you will pay over $360,000 in interest! When you are dealing with such big numbers the cost of getting it wrong can easily run over $80,