Monthly Archives: July 2011

Qld Stamp Duty Hike

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Andrew Hunter

Just what can Anna Bligh and Andrew Fraser be thinking of?   The Queensland property market is in the middle of one it’s biggest slumps with property values falling or plummeting in some parts of South East Queensland.  Now they announce … Continue reading →

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Rock Fixed Rates

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Andrew Hunter

Which way will the RBA go —- who cares when you have fixed rate home loans like this. Year Fixed 5.99% But of course it looks more and more certain that variable rates will fall – the questions are: how … Continue reading →

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Bankwest

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Andrew Hunter

Bankwest used to be owned by UK Halifax but were taken over by CBA in the middle of the GFC.  Following that they restricted their access to a limited range of brokers and had an on again -off again  attitude … Continue reading →

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ANZ

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Andrew Hunter

In a recent announcement ANZ have revised their policy which allows brokers to conduct interviews using Skype rather than face to face, where at least one of the applicants is an existing ANZ customer (not necessarily a mortgage customer). This … Continue reading →

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