Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Laine Gordon is the Money Editor at RateCity and an experienced journalist and research specialist. With a background in news and feature writing, covering finance, media and even food (a passion of hers) at Reed Elsevier publications, Laine brings almost two decades of experience to the team. Having covered major areas of interest to the general public from hip pocket issues to rising and falling interest rates and the impact to mortgages, credit and saving in Australia, she is passionate about researching and telling people’s stories to help others make better decisions about their own finances.
968 articles written by Laine Gordon
Investors dip out of the market for the first time in 18 months
The value of new home loans dropped from its record high last month as investor lending posted its first drop since October 2020.
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01 Apr, 2022 -
4 min read
Rate fever: Westpac slashes lowest variable, as its fixed rates soar
Competition in variable home loan rates is heating up with Westpac the latest big four bank to slash its lowest variable rate.
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24 Mar, 2022 -
4 min read
Variable home loan competition heats up as NAB cuts to 2.19%
Competition in the variable home loan space is heating up, as NAB today trims its base variable rate by 0.10 per cent – but only for new owner-occupiers.
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09 Mar, 2022 -
4 min read
Worrying trend: Australia’s credit card debt rises for 3rd month in a row
The national credit card debt has risen for the third month in a row to $17.39 billion, according to new data from the RBA today.
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07 Mar, 2022 -
3 min read
Going, going, gone – are Australia’s biggest property bubbles finally about to burst?
The median property price in Sydney could drop by $146,651 by the end of next year, according to RateCity.com.au analysis of CBA’s new housing market forecasts.
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02 Mar, 2022 -
4 min read
CBA hikes fixed rates for the second time in 18 days
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has increased fixed rates for the second time in less than three weeks, with hikes up to 0.25 per cent.
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21 Feb, 2022 -
3 min read
Westpac doubles down with the second round of fixed rate hikes this year
Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has today hiked fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors.
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10 Feb, 2022 -
3 min read
ANZ follows big banks by hiking fixed rates
Australia’s fourth largest bank, ANZ, has today hiked fixed rates for owner-occupiers and investors by up to 0.40 per cent.
Laine Gordon -
08 Feb, 2022 -
3 min read
CBA hikes fixed rates by up to 0.20%
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has today hiked fixed rates by up to 0.20 per cent for owner-occupiers and investors.
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03 Feb, 2022 -
4 min read
Over 1.1 million households have never had an RBA rate hike
Analysis of data out today shows more than 1.1 million Australian households have never experienced a cash rate hike.
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01 Feb, 2022 -
4 min read