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Single women a rising force in residential property

... from the National Association of Realtors in the US, for example, single women outpace single men when it comes to buying homes and one out of every five home buyers is a bachelorette. He added, "Women account for one-third of all apartment and townhouses ...

Money For Living promoters face court on fraud

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... Affairs, Marsha Thomson, urged all consumers to seek legal advice, saying the position of many retirees who had signed their homes over in exchange for 'lifetime tenancy' was unclear. "It is unclear what the legal rights of these consumers are now that ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... construction of BIS Shrapnel, added, "Apart from an increase in first home buyer activity, activity from second and subsequent homes buyers is also on the increase." The report found that states showing the strongest growth in total loan activity in ...

Daily economic update

... single family home sales. The data reflects sales signed in January which had the warmest weather in 110 years. The supply of homes for sale was unchanged at 5.3 months. This is surprising given the surge in sales. The median price fell by 0.5 per cent ...

Young business owners to shun 'bricks and mortar' lending

... secured against property assets. "Provident relies on our client's strong margins and stock turnover, not the business owners' homes," he said. This alternative choice could be a heaven-send for entrepreneurs aged 25 to 34, who are increasingly getting ...

Daily economic update

... to 1.233 million units annualised in January -- the lowest level in a year - while inventory levels surge. The supply of homes for sale rose to 5.2 months. This is the highest level since November 1996 and is likely an indication of the slowing housing ...

ASIC moves forward with reverse mortgage calculator

... director, consumer protection, Greg Tanzer said, "While reverse mortgages may provide a useful way to release equity in people's homes, they involve significant risks and should be handled with care." "Because your debt builds up, taking out a reverse ...

Property groups and advisers get set for scrutiny

... commissions attached to the products. "The tragedy of Westpoint was that a lot of retirees were advised to mortgage their homes to a very high level of gearing, and borrowed up to 90 per cent of the value of their homes, getting very little return in ...

Daily Economic Update

... gaining momentum. US new home sales increased by 13 per cent in October to 1.424 million units annualised. The supply of homes for sale fell to 4.3 months in October from 4.7 in the previous month. The median price rose by 0.9 per cent to US$231,300 ...

Risk should be on the agenda: Aust Unity

... given fears that there could be more credit defaults over the next few years. In the US, thousands of people lost their homes, businesses and infrastructure due to the recent hurricanes. "Three percent of the US economy was directly affected by Hurricane ...