Race to fix loans
BORROWERS are rushing to fix home-loan interest rates, fearing higher petrol prices will lead the Reserve Bank to raise official rates.
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Women trail men in saving Experts sound off about the results of our latest poll on emergency savings and why women are worse off than men.read more...
Nation's Growing Mid-Sized Communities among Most Renter-Friendly It's the age-old dilemma for young families, those just starting out and even empty nesters: buy a home or rent? Thanks to declining interest rates and a hot housing market,
MAIL BAG: Reverse mortgage pays as long as you're alive (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Q: I have two questions about how senior citizen reverse mortgages work. (1) How are the monthly payments to the homeowner calculated by the reverse-mortgage company, and (2) what happens
I'll Buy Your House If You Buy Mine Homeowners struggling to sell their residences are finding a new solution: house swapping. Online services have cropped up to help people find comparable homes, and developers are offering to take
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Treasurys lower on inflation rise within GDP report Treasurys were lower for a third day Wednesday following the release of a report on U.S. economic growth that featured upward revisions to Federal Reserve-favored inflation measures.read more...