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More people cannot pay back home loans in 2010

Home loans in arrears by more than 30 days increased across all borrower categories during the December 2009 quarter, Fitch said in a report released on Monday. According to Fitch, more and more people will not be able to pay back  their home loans in 2010 as borrowers battle rising interest rates and Christmas-induced credit card bills. …

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How big four banks will change their home loan interest rates in 2010?

Banks will not pass on the full interest rate increases which are forecasted at 1% in 2010, according to Australia’s top macroeconomist Chris Richardson. He said that increasing competition for new customers and lower funding costs would cause major lenders to absorb about 30 basis points of Reserve Bank increases during the second half of 2010. …

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2010 will be a good year for rental property investors

With residential property prices around the country on the rise, some real-estate investors are wondering if they have missed the boat. “I have been considering investing in a unit for about 12 months,” writes Kate, “but I thought prices would fall significantly due to the global economic crisis, and they didn’t. Then I expected prices …

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