Mortgage Problems

House mortgages

Here are some useful sources of information about home mortgages 

Getting Finance

NSW Office of Fair Trading: Real Estate & Renting

 Home Purchase Advisory Service (HPAA)
Tel: 1800 806 653
To find the Home Purchase Advisory Service go the NSW Department of Housing Website and
type "mortgage assistance" into their search engine to find the Home Purchase Advisory Service.
HPAA has a whole range of booklets and fact sheets to help you before you buy and what to do if you get in trouble.
Here are some brochures to check out
* The A-Z of Home Purchase
* Financing Your Home Purchase
* Buying Land and Building A Home
* Home Buyer's Check List
* A Guide to the Costs of Home Purchase
* Home Buyer's Budget Plan
* Home Purchase Assistance for Public Housing Tenants 

Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW) Inc
fact sheet on Finance and Mortgage Brokers Click Here

ASIC information on
Reverse equity products for older people
(such as reverse mortgages and home reversion schemes) Click Here

NICRI (National Information Centre on Retirement Investments)
Has information on reverse mortgages Click Here

Home Mortgage Problems

Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW) Inc
fact sheet on Creditors threatening to repossess your house
Click Here

 Mortgage Assistance Scheme
can assist if you are experiencing difficulties in meeting your home loan repayments.
The following brochures can be accessed from the publications page of the HPAA

* Mortgage Assistance Scheme
* Application for Mortgage Assistance
* Home Purchase Advice and Mortgage Assistance Scheme

Consumer Credit Legal Centre (NSW) Inc
fact sheet on Finance and Mortgage Brokers Click Here

 Mortgage problems in Queensland
Fair Trading (Qld) information

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