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.
974 articles written by Laine Gordon
Fraud rates rise but thieves take less
While thieves did rip off more Australians and their cards, new research shows they are now stealing far less.
Laine Gordon -
07 Jun, 2013 -
3 min read
Money tips to empower women
Becoming smart about money and planning for the future should be a priority - here's how.
Laine Gordon -
06 Jun, 2013 -
3 min read
Government grab for your cash
New laws allow for any bank or investment account not used for three years to be automatically closed and the money transferred to the Federal Government.
Laine Gordon -
06 Jun, 2013 -
3 min read
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement May
May update: RBA cuts the cash rate to 2.75 percent
Laine Gordon -
04 Jun, 2013 -
2 min read
Borrowers rush to fix
RateCity data shows almost one third of all its home loan applications in April, and 22 percent in March, were for fixed rate mortgages. Just 16 percent of all loan applications in February were for fixed rates.
Laine Gordon -
04 Jun, 2013 -
3 min read
Lenders favour borrowers who take on more debt
A RateCity analysis of mortgage rates has revealed that the average advertised rate for variable home loans under $250,000 is 5.74 percent. For loans above $750,000, however, the average advertised rate drops to 5.32 percent – an automatic discount of 0.42 percentage points.
Laine Gordon -
29 May, 2013 -
4 min read
Renovate or sell?
The time comes in the life of many young families when they outgrow their home. That’s when the inevitable question rears its head: embark on a radical renovation or sell up and buy a new, more spacious home?
Laine Gordon -
28 May, 2013 -
4 min read
Beat the squeeze on household budgets
Wages may be growing faster than inflation, yet research shows one in seven Australian households is spending more than it earns.
Laine Gordon -
27 May, 2013 -
3 min read
Car insurance premiums soar
Car insurance premiums have increased at a rate three times higher than inflation over the past year, new research has revealed.
Laine Gordon -
26 May, 2013 -
2 min read
Young Aussies stressed about money
Many 18 to 30 year olds are worried about money and may not be properly educated about managing their finances, both in the short term and for longer term areas such as saving for a property.
Laine Gordon -
21 May, 2013 -
3 min read