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Loan Market Hot in Victoria

Leading mortgage broker Loan Market has reported a record month for home loan approvals and settlements in Victoria due to continuing strong demand for units and houses in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Loan Market Victoria State Manager Mark De Martino said approvals were up 37 per cent and settlements 52 per cent last month compared to the results for June, 2009. “We have had our all-time best monthly results in Victoria with approvals and settlements totalling more than $400 million,” Mr De Martino said. “Many of our brokers had outstanding results and it is a credit to the ... read more...

Understanding the Home Loan Process

Understanding the home loan process is an essential part of getting the right home loan, but Loan Market Woodville mortgage broker, George Kargiotis, said it is not just first home buyers that need an overview on how home loans work. "The home loan process can be quite different for each type of buyer so it's important not just to assume you know what is what," said George. "On top of that, it can be quite some time in between getting your first home loan and the next one, sometimes many years, and a lot can change in that time." George cites ... read more...

Compare Home Loans

Home Loans – Mortgages – Compare Home Loans If you are a first home buyer, you probably know that getting a home loan to buy property  takes some planning so you adequately meet current lending requirements, but it’s good to know there are some great home loan products available that help renters get into property ownership very easily and investors expand portfolios. How do people select a home loan lender? When consumers select a lending institution, there are a number of factors that they take into account before settling on a lender. In 2009, the effects of the Global Financial ... read more...

New Home Buyers Big Winners

June 8, 2010 - 12:32PM New home buyers and investors are the big winners in the NSW budget, with the state government planning to use its early return to surplus to boost the ailing home building market. From July 1, anyone buying a new home worth up to $600,000 off the plan (before construction) will pay no stamp duty under the government’s NSW Home Builder’s Bonus outlined in the 2010/11 budget today. Treasurer Eric Roozendaal says the measure is an Australian first and will help to get more homes built, and make them easier to buy. ‘‘The Keneally government is taking NSW forward ... read more...

Loan Market Mortgage Broker Rochedale

Experienced Loan Market mortgage broker, Grant Hunter, has recently moved his business from Brisbane's east, to the Rochedale area, where he will be assisting clients in Rochedale, Springwood and surrounds. Grant has in-depth knowledge of the home loan process and home loan industry to offer to clients, having worked at all stages of the home loan application process. Grant particularly enjoys providing home loan assistance to first home buyers and investors, and the satisfaction of helping both those who are starting out in property and those looking to maximise their wealth through smart property investment. Having said that, Grant has the ... read more...

Queensland First Home Buyer Boost

In a bid to manage the population boom in South East Queensland, Premier Anna Bligh is offering an additional $4,000 boost to those buying new homes in regional areas from July 1. The boost will be in addition to the $7,000 already offered to eligible first home buyers. Ms Bligh said she hopes that the incentive will make regional cities more attractive to young Australians. "We hope to see over the next 12 months many young people take up the opportunity of buying their first home in regional Queensland,” she said. "[That's] whether they live in those towns and this helps to ... read more...

Huge jump in building approvals

Building approvals jumped nearly 10 per cent in June, the largest increase in approvals in four years. Leading the way at a massive 28 per cent increase was the revival of the apartment building sector, following an 11 pr cent fall in May. Western Australia and Victoria had particularly strong results, while building approvals in Tasmania and Queensland fell. First home buyer demand is partly behind the rise, thanks to the boosted first home owners grant, along with a supply and demand imbalance in general. Although an encouraging rise, building approvals are still somewhat lower overall than in 2008. read more...

Property sales jump 33 per cent

Property sales for Australia's largest real estate network, Ray White, jumped 33 per cent in June on its 2008 figures. The results showed a total of June sales to the tune of $2.411 billion, compared with $1.8 billion for the corresponding period in June 2008. NSW lead the way with a huge 40 per cent increase but all states recorded double-digit growth. Ray White has recently run a successful series of auction 'spectaculars' and has noted an increase in investors entering the property market. Many market commentators are predicting this confidence will grow over the second half of 2009 ... read more...

Home loans show confidence in property market

An increase in the number of new home loan taken out by Australians in May shows borrowers remain confident the property market will hold its strength during the current economic downturn. Statistics released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show a rise of 2.2 per cent in the number of new home loans in May, as compared to April figures. The overall value of new loans has risen by about the same percentage. It is likely that first home buyers hoping to take advantage of the boost to the First Home Owner Grant contributed to the ... read more...

Mortgage Broker Bondi Junction

The housing market is holding up well and providing opportunities for first home buyers and investors to purchase property at low interest rates, according to Loan Market Bondi Junction mortgage broker, Mark Marino. The extension of the boost to the First Home Owners Grant in particular has provided first home buyers with additional backing when it comes to purchasing their first home. "The Government incentives won't make or break you as a first home buyer but they can certainly help you reduce the overall costs you are liable for," said Mr Marino. "Whether you choose to use it to ... read more...