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Prefab Housing Steps into the Future

Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Picture this, a heavy lifting crane arrives on a building site early one morning. By the end of the day a 421 square metre 3 level, 5 bedroom home stands tall. Over the next few days glazing, cabinetry and the finishing touches are added. By the end of the week the home is complete ready for the owners to move in. This is exactly what happened in April 2006 when Steve Glenn founder of LivingHomes constructed his own home in Santa Monica, California.
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Analysts Divided Over February Rate Outlook

Tuesday, 22 January 2008
As the United States economy falters, Reserve Bank Governor Glen Stevens and central bank counterparts in Asia and Europe face the daunting task of balancing a slowdown in growth with increased inflation. United Kingdom, South Korea and Europe all left interest rates on hold this month when central bank executives met to discuss monetary policy. However Glen Stevens said in a meeting last week that he was anxious about the inflation outlook, so a rate hike looked likely. Mr Stevens described inflation as being "uncomfortably high".
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St George Slashes Fixed Rates to *6.95%

Saturday, 19 January 2008
St George have released their Summer Sizzler. As of Monday 15th January St George have slashed their 3 and 5 year fixed rates to 6.95%pa. This offer is only available for a limited time so if you're looking for a good rate you'd better hurry. * comparison rate 7.89% & 7.72%
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Get Used to Higher Interest Rates

Thursday, 13 December 2007
Continued inflationary pressure caused largely by wages growth and low unemployment means that Australians need to get used to the prospect of higher interest rates. Not only do we have to worry about the Reserve Bank increasing rates to combat inflation, there is also the very real threat of lenders independently raising rates because of the global credit crisis.
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