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Settlement Guide: how to purchase property

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Buying your first home has never been easy. Australias record property prices have made the path to home ownership even harder. Pragash Santi, director of Santi Finance, has been providing mortgage advice to property buyers for more than 16 years. He says his Sri Lankan parents taught him that saving money for a home is all about making the right choices.


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Buying your first home has never been easy. Australias record property prices have made the path to home ownership even harder. Pragash Santi, director of Santi Finance, has been providing mortgage advice to property buyers for more than 16 years. He says his Sri Lankan parents taught him that saving money for a home is all about making the right choices.



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