Richard Colum on August 26th, 2010

The global economy greatly affects the prices of homes in Australia, and the number of bank repossessions increases every time the global economy suffers. While some lenders are more lenient with homeowners who have a history of paying their house payment on time and being long-term customers, the rate of bank repossessions still rises when [...]

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Richard Colum on July 26th, 2010

Australian Home Down Payment The first thing a lending institution will ask you when you go in for an Australian home loan is the amount of your down payment. Without a down payment you are at risk of being declined by a lot of banks. The economic situation always affects how much of a down [...]

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Richard Colum on June 17th, 2010

Australian Housing Shortage As more people flock to Australia for retirement or to purchase second homes, the supply of new housing is short to meet the demand. Also increasing the need for new housing is the expected surge in Australia’s population. The main problem with the housing shortage is that house values will rise, as [...]

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Richard Colum on May 20th, 2010

Buying Australian real estate? Make sure you can look past subtle curb appeal tricks so you really do get the house you’re expecting…

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Richard Colum on April 15th, 2010

There has been much talk recently about the price of housing in Australia – most of it about the perception that prices on homes are too high. But just as in other commodities, values are based on that old concept of supply and demand. This is a far different explanation from those who might deem [...]

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