Write down on a piece of paper a list of your 5 most valuable assets. Go on, try it. So did you give it a go?  Here is what I came up with when given the same challenge:
 
1.                  My home
2.                  Car
3.                  Some shares
4.                  The plasma tv
5.                  Golf clubs
 
Does your list look something like this? But [...]

Property prices are continuing to move forward across large parts of Melbourne through 2007.  At the same time growth is increasingly tied to the distance of a suburb to the city, with inner city areas (0-15km from the city) showing the greatest growth. 

The recent interest rate rise and talk that more were headed our way sparked a burst of calls from clients nervous about their mortgage….All wanted answers to the same questions: Should they fix their home loan? Should they change lenders for a better rate else-where? This anxiety was heightened as rates have increased 6 times [...]