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
Lenders reach new heights to attract home loan customers
Competition for borrowers has moved to new heights, as the slow mortgage market hits lenders hard.
Laine Gordon -
19 Jul, 2012 -
2 min read
Home loan revival: more borrowers hit the market
Signs of life are returning to the home loan market, with the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), analysed by RateCity, showing the highest number of borrowers taking out a home loan for almost three years.
Laine Gordon -
12 Jul, 2012 -
3 min read
First home buyer warning: watch your borrowing budgets
First home buyers are being warned to watch their borrowing budgets, following new data showing a rise in property prices last month.
Laine Gordon -
04 Jul, 2012 -
3 min read
Private health insurance: Lots of changes for 2012
Private health insurance is a heavily regulated industry. On balance, that's a good thing, because issues around health, and in particular health costs, are pretty important. But one of the downsides is that regulations change frequently and health insurance has lots of regulations that affect both the premiums you pay and your tax bill.
Laine Gordon -
02 Jul, 2012 -
4 min read
Homeowners split on the best mortgage options
The use of fixed rate mortgages has increased five-fold since early 2010, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' housing finance data.
Laine Gordon -
29 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read
How to boost your borrowing power
As part of the ongoing fallout from the Global Financial Crisis, the banks, building societies and credit unions have progressively tightened their lending criteria much to the vexation of aspiring homeowners.
Laine Gordon -
28 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read
Home ownership out of reach for families
For many families their own home is their major financial asset; because capital gains on sale of owner-occupied housing in Australia are exempt from taxation, increases in the value of homes has therefore been a vital part of how wealth gets created in Australia for average families.
Laine Gordon -
28 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read
Need motivation to exercise mid-week?
The simple act of sitting down and staring at a screen might seem harmless, relaxing even, and yet reams of research suggests that sedentary jobs are making us fat, giving us bad backs, and triggering heart attacks.
Laine Gordon -
28 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read
The cost of getting the flu
It’s official! We’re a sickly lot with one estimate from private health insurer nib suggesting that as many as one in five Australians will come down with the flu this year. Moreover, St John Ambulance Australia estimates that flu costs Australian companies more than $7billion in sick days annually.
Laine Gordon -
27 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read
Is your workplace making you sick?
Whether you love going to work or dread it, there's one aspect of the workplace that many of us don't often think about – that the building in which you work could be making you sick.
Laine Gordon -
27 Jun, 2012 -
3 min read