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Warning of interest rate risks in property

During the week the International Monetary Fund joined the ranks of commentators concerned about housing property price booms resulting from easy credit and low interest rates. The IMF'... Read more

Daryl Dixon, 22 September 2013, The Canberra Times

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Rise in property market likely to continue

Continuing high rates of clearance at recent auctions and many sales at prices considerably above vendors' reserves indicate lower interest rates are contributing to a boom in property... Read more

Daryl Dixon, 18 August 2013, The Canberra Times

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Buy, but beware of pitfalls

Self-managed super funds have pumped about $73 billion into residential and commercial property markets, with investment in commercial property increasing 83 per cent since June 2008... Read more

8 August 2013, The Australian (subscription required)

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Benefits of fixing and prepaying interest on loans now

This week, many geared investors will be finalising their end-of-tax-year strategies to fix and prepay the interest on their loans for the next 12 months. There are two possible benefits... Read more

Daryl Dixon, 23 June 2013, The Canberra Times

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Debt the dark horse in bubble debate

Charles Gave, of GaveKel Research in Hong Kong, wrote in a note last week that roughly a quarter of the world's financial assets are in equities and three-quarters are in debt. Out of... Read more

Max Walsh, 28 February 2013, The Australian Financial Review

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