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
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Announcement November
November update: RBA keeps cash rate on hold at 3.25 percent
Laine Gordon -
04 Dec, 2012 -
2 min read
Educated first home buyers slash home loans
In a sign that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to cut interest rates in recent months is starting to bite, research shows borrowers are making more than the minimum loan repayments in a bid to slash their home loan liabilities.
Laine Gordon -
03 Dec, 2012 -
3 min read
Be careful with your credit card this Christmas
Using the wrong credit card to shop online and overseas is set to cost Australians an estimated $200 million this year, reports suggest.
Laine Gordon -
27 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Six rules to capitalise in a slow property market
Buying property does not automatically guarantee financial success.
Laine Gordon -
26 Nov, 2012 -
4 min read
More homebuyers fix amid economic uncertainty
It was always the big question for homebuyers; lock in a fixed interest rate or take a gamble and go for variable. Now amid economic uncertainty more Australians are taking the guesswork out of mortgages by fixing their rates.
Laine Gordon -
19 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Auction v private sale: how to create a bidding war
If you're thinking of selling your home now may be the time to do it as buyers flood back into the market.
Laine Gordon -
14 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Strata laws could force unwilling owners to sell
Proposed changes to strata laws could see unit owners in New South Wales forced to sell their homes to developers if a majority of owners in the building vote to sell.
Laine Gordon -
13 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Millions have no savings safety net
Millions of Australians have little or no savings set aside to cover emergency situations such as redundancy, research shows.
Laine Gordon -
11 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Low interest rates fail to curb mortgage defaults
Borrowers are increasingly defaulting on their home loan repayments despite the low official cash rates, research shows.
Laine Gordon -
08 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read
Renovating for profit
It’s easy enough to paint a few walls, sand floorboards and call yourself a renovator. But knowing exactly what you need to do to add value to your home requires expert knowledge, which many people do not have.
Laine Gordon -
07 Nov, 2012 -
3 min read