133 articles written by Alison Cheung
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Australians tighten their belts on personal loans
Australians are preparing for economic pain ahead due to COVID-19, as they take out fewer personal loans.
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Alison Cheung -
10 May, 2020 -
3 min read
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5 tips to improve your credit score
Give your credit score a boost and ensure your future loan applications are rock solid.
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Alison Cheung -
02 May, 2020 -
3 min read
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No crash for housing prices yet as homeowners hope for market bounce
Residential property prices in Australia’s capital cities are yet to come down, despite a drop in sales volumes and number of listings due to COVID-19.
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Alison Cheung -
01 May, 2020 -
4 min read
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5 term deposits earning the highest returns right now
If you're looking to get the most out of your savings, here are five of the top term deposit accounts that have the highest interest on the market.
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Alison Cheung -
23 Apr, 2020 -
4 min read
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More than a million Aussies unaffected by COVID-19 want to draw cash from nest eggs
More than 1 million Australians whose financial situations have not been hit by COVID-19 plan to take money from their superannuation early, a new poll indicates.
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Alison Cheung -
22 Apr, 2020 -
4 min read
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617,000 of Australians affected by COVID-19 rush to dip into superannuation
Nine days was all it took for nearly 620,000 people to indicate they intend to pull money out of their nest eggs.
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Alison Cheung -
14 Apr, 2020 -
3 min read
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How the coronavirus has affected how Australians save and spend
Australians are changing the way they save and spend money, as the impacts of COVID-19 on people’s everyday lives become more noticeable.
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Alison Cheung -
09 Apr, 2020 -
3 min read
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The lenders providing personal loan repayment relief during the coronavirus
More than 20 personal loan lenders are providing some much-needed breathing room for borrowers during COVID-19.
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Alison Cheung -
01 Apr, 2020 -
6 min read
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How dipping into your superannuation during the COVID-19 crisis could lose you money
Australians could cop major losses by dipping into their superannuation to make it through challenging conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, superannuation experts warn
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Alison Cheung -
25 Mar, 2020 -
5 min read
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How the coronavirus could impact Australia’s property market
As Australia experiences a steep rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a recession becomes more likely, concerns over the pandemic’s impact on the property market are mounting.
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Alison Cheung -
20 Mar, 2020 -
4 min read