Mortgage and a muffin (The Advertiser)
WESTPAC fired the latest shot in the battle for mortgage market share yesterday, transforming branches into Home Hunt Centres, complete with baristas serving coffee and muffins.
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Becoming Your Parents' Mortgage Lender Q: Our parents own their house free and clear, and it is worth about $400,000. Dad is 79, and Mom is 77; both are in fairly good health. They
Interest Rate Roundup Here's a look at the state of interest rates on five common consumer banking products and the latest rates from Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large banks and thrifts.read more...
Energy Efficient Homes Usually Don't Look Any Different Q. We just got back from a visit to some friends who were telling us all about their great energy-efficient home and how low their energy bills were. I looked
House prices keep rising Housing prices in Southwest Florida continued to jump during the past quarter, but fewer houses changed hands in Sarasota and Manatee counties than last year.read more...
Buying a Share in a Vacation Home When You Can't Go It Alone Financial expert Jennifer Openshaw outlines the benefits and potential pitfalls of this type of ownership. read more...
Century 21 Realty Offices Merge read more...