{"id":36380,"date":"2023-12-23T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/?p=36380"},"modified":"2023-12-22T18:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T07:07:48","slug":"two-big-questions-to-ask-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/two-big-questions-to-ask-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Two big questions to ask now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we approach the end of year, this is the time to take stock, assess your position and decide if now is the time to pivot.\u00a0 One of the questions you should ask is &#8211; if <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it\u2019s better to pay off your home loan or to invest any of your surplus funds, especially now with interest rates at historic low. 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