Saving deposit for first home improves

Fitzpatricks - 29/09/2011

A new report from Bankwest has shown the average time it takes a first home buyer couple to save for a house deposit in NSW is 4.1 years.*  This figure is a slight improvement on last year when it was 4.3 years. However this is substantially longer than five years ago, when it took first home buyers an average of 3.8 years to save a …

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Time to check your smoke alarms

Fitzpatricks - 01/09/2011

The tragic events of the last fortnight, both locally and interstate, are a timely reminder of the importance of checking our smoke alarms. This is a quick and simple job that should be done twice a year. With an increase in the number of house fires during the later part of the year typically originating from faulty Christmas lights, now is the perfect time to …

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