Non-bank lender Future Financial is expecting a record year in 2010 as it looks to poach business from the majors who have recently began tightening their lending criteria.
By Claire Bradley / Investopedia.com / August 10, 2010
Remodels are great, but can get pretty pricey. Not everyone has thousands to add value to their home - but what about those less glamorous repair projects on your to-do list? These simple and inexpensive maintenance items don't seem like they add to your home's value, but they're big money-savers in the long run.
Where should you invest your child’s first $1000 savings? Money reader Brian opened two accounts for his 15-year-old daughter, Alex, when she started part-time work at a fast food outlet. One was a savings account that she couldn’t touch and the other could be accessed easily with a debit card.
Electricity prices set to soar as a result of government policy
By Annabel Hepworth / The Australian / August 30, 2010
The chief executive of one of the country's biggest energy retailers has warned that power prices are set to increase dramatically.
Origin Energy boss Grant King said that complying with the mandatory renewable energy target (RET) and network spending would put upward pressure on energy prices.
By Maurice Dunlevy / The Australian / July 29, 2010
Sydney and Melbourne led a June quarter national housing market shift in which prices in the less affluent suburbs did better than the luxury end of the market.
