PropertyInvesting.com | Free Loader | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/free-loader/activity/ Activity feed for Free Loader. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:21:44 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 09b4452d9e3405b92161512201d927d3 Free Loader replied to the topic Interest Rates in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380232-interest-rates-15/#post-4516068 Thu, 12 May 2005 23:43:22 +0000 Fairly flat for a while, like the rest of the year, then trending up. There are quite a few inflationary pressures emerging through higher commodity prices, A$ re-tracing against the US, wages growth and an expansionary federal budget.

Rates are unlikely to rise too rapidly or excessively because of the level of debt we all now carry as a nation.…[Read more]

]]> 4d8dbbd442a5cfc3df1807b1d16cb0ff Free Loader replied to the topic US Currency Loans in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4380082-us-currency-loans/#post-4514926 Tue, 10 May 2005 09:17:48 +0000 Micasa,

If you are buying a house in Australia there isn’t a great case for borrowing in USD even though you are earning USD.

A A$550K loan converted to USD at the current exchange rate of 0.7735 gives you a loan of USD425K. If the currency falls to 0.7000 you could be A$58K worse off if you have to convert the loan back such as in a sale…[Read more]

]]> cd3c5d0c95e83936a5e96807c6379fc1 Free Loader replied to the topic finance for commercial property in the forum No Subject https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378356-finance-for-commercial-property-2/#post-4504339 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 04:46:50 +0000 Try http://www.araf.com.au. They go to a higher LVR and lend for commercial in regional areas.

There are a few lenders who do up to 75-85% LVR but will usually only want city properties.

No LMI available on commercial property loans.

If the numbers on the property still stack up as Terry says, try to top up the commercial security with resi if you…[Read more]

]]> 14ab848e30dad647261c9dae76da11b1 Free Loader replied to the topic loans in the forum Finance https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4378172-loans-5/#post-4503285 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:49:37 +0000 Are you serious?????

In case you are:
1. wait until ASIC complete their investigations/enquiries and make an announcement
2. keep an eye on http://www.ifhl.com.au for signs of a pulse
3. keep searching “derivex” on the news services for further media reports
4. read every other thread here with one or more or the words “derivex”, “conduit”, “reserve”,…[Read more]

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