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Credit Cards

Major shake-up to Qantas Frequent Flyer points

Good news for Aussies planning their next holiday; the number of points Qantas Frequent Flyer members will need to spend on hotels, flights and holidays has been slashed significantly.

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Alex Ritchie -

08 Feb, 2022 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Biggest bonus points offers - Top credit card points offers in February

Attention points chasers – here’s the lowdown on where to find the biggest credit card bonus points on sign up for February. These are the credit cards offering the greatest number of bonus points on sign up.

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Alex Ritchie -

08 Feb, 2022 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Interest only home loan repayments

Do you need to find a home loan that can make your dream home a reality? Finding a home loan that suits your needs is the first step towards home ownership and shouldn't be taken lightly. Equally, it's important to understand how you intend to manage your mortgage interest repayments.

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Alex Ritchie -

08 Feb, 2022 -

4 min read

Home Loans

Sydney suburbs where first home buyers can still purchase under $800k

Using the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme to buy your first home? Here are several suburbs with properties under $800,000, according to a new report by Domain.

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Alex Ritchie -

07 Feb, 2022 -

3 min read

Car Loans

Toyota remains most popular car brand in January

New figures released show that Australians remain loyal to Toyota, as the Toyota Hilux sold the highest volume of vehicles in January 2022, according to the FCAI.

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Alex Ritchie -

04 Feb, 2022 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Most expensive capital city rental markets revealed

Rental prices across the nation have continued to grow, with two capital cities hitting a weekly rent price of over $600, according to the latest data from CoreLogic. Discover the most expensive capital cities to rent in today.

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Alex Ritchie -

28 Jan, 2022 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Home loan cashback deals for January 2022

Explore some of the cashback offers available to new and refinancing home loan customers for January 2022, including waived lender’s mortgage insurance and Qantas frequent flyer points.

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Alex Ritchie -

27 Jan, 2022 -

4 min read

Home Loans

What's the difference between banks and non-bank lenders?

Banks, credit unions and building societies are all vying for Australian home loan borrowers business, but which one is best?

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Alex Ritchie -

25 Jan, 2022 -

5 min read

Home Loans

Athena Home Loans slashes mortgage rates to 1.89%

In a time when home loan lenders are hiking interest rates left, right and centre, Athena Home Loans has bucked the trend by slashing its variable home loan rate to a low of 1.89%.

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Alex Ritchie -

18 Jan, 2022 -

5 min read

Home Loans

Number of suburbs with house values over $1m revealed

If property prices in your neighbourhood seem to be climbing higher and higher, you’re not alone. Over 300 Australian suburbs joined the growing list of areas with median house values of over $1 million, making the Great Australian Dream out of reach for many first home buyers.

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Alex Ritchie -

18 Jan, 2022 -

5 min read