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Finance > Mortgage & Home Loans

Mortgage & Home Loans

YOURLifeChoices Mortgage & Home Loans page is here to help you understand what is involved with a Mortgage and Home Loan and to give you helpful tips on when it is appropriate to take out a Reverse Mortgage.

An alternative to reverse mortgages

Posted 13 Dec 2011 09:23am
Reverse Mortgages, Pension Loans Scheme, Centrelink, Answer, real estate, tax, interest

Information provided by Centrelink People of Age Pension age (or their partners) who cannot get a pension because of their income ...

Reverse mortgage alternative

When a reverse mortgage is the right choice

Posted 04 Dec 2011 03:59pm
reverse mortgage, finance, property, mortgage

The National Information Centre on Retirement Investments Inc (NICRI) receives many requests for information or advice on whether an equity release product is ...

Is this the choice for you?

Feeling the mortgage pinch?

Posted 11 Sep 2011 10:05am
finance, mortgages, saving, repayments

Steady interest rates may be helping those paying a mortgage but the increase in other household bills can make it difficult to balance your ...

There is help available

Pros and cons of reverse mortgages

Posted 05 Jul 2011 07:14am
Pros and cons of reverse mortgages, finance, money, schemes, equity release schemes, ERRMIS

Like many YOURLifeChoices subscribers, Helene is considering if a reverse mortgage is the best way for her to manage her financial commitments. ...

Manage your financial commitments

Equity release – is it for you?

Posted 12 Apr 2011 03:23am

Equity Release Schemes or Reverse Mortgages as they are more commonly known, have received their fair share of bad press. However, with careful investigation and an understanding of the common pitfalls, a Reverse Mortgage may be a good way to access money for those who are asset rich but ...

Good way to access money

The five worst retirement planning mistakes

The five worst retirement planning mistakes

Paul Clitheroe reviews the five biggest retirement planning mistakes – and why you need to avoid them.

Learn from others mistakes

Low income energy rebate increase

Low income energy rebate increase

From 1 July 2011, the Low Income Household Rebate replaced the Energy rebate, and is paid at the rate of $200 per annum.

Are you eligible?

Save your superannuation

Save your superannuation

Australians on average having four super accounts, this can be a large proportion of your retirement income. Now is the time to consider consolidating your superannuation.

Save on fees

Money milestones

Money milestones

Managing your money doesn’t get any easier as you get older, but there are certain money milestones of which you can take advantage.

Money milestones

What to ask a financial adviser

What to ask a financial adviser

Starting on the right foot with a financial advisor can help ensure you get the most from your meeting. YOURLifeChoices has 50 useful questions you may wish to ask.

50 useful questions