11.03.2013 - Investors buy homes as Aussie rates make rentals pay: Mortgages
Investors are about 70 percent of visitors at broker Andrew Ienna’s open houses in Sydney’s western suburbs as low borrowing costs lift returns on rentals, and high prices and down payments scare off first-time buyers. The value of home-loan approvals for investors rose 4 percent in December from a year ago in seasonally adjusted terms, while mortgages for owner-occupiers fell 1.8 percent in the same period, government data show...............................................Full Article: Source
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