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
Economic slump will not save us from a rate rise
Homeowners hoping that interest rates remain steady as Australia's export earnings continue to drop look set to be disappointed.
Laine Gordon -
06 Jun, 2011 -
2 min read
Home loan spotlight: Second mortgages
Thinking of taking out a second mortgage? Ask yourself first if you would be better off refinancing and, if you still wish to go ahead, make sure you consider the good the bad and the ugly.
Laine Gordon -
04 Jun, 2011 -
2 min read
Bank customer satisfaction: How did your bank fare?
According to Roy Morgan’s Bank Customer Satisfaction Report, the major banks saw an increase of 0.1 percent to 72.9 percent in overall customer approval ratings in the March to April period.
Laine Gordon -
03 Jun, 2011 -
2 min read
Top mistakes people make when choosing a home loan
Phil Naylor, CEO of MFAA, reveals where you can go wrong trying to find the right mortgage products in a crowded market place.
Laine Gordon -
02 Jun, 2011 -
2 min read
Home loans for the over-45s now tougher to obtain
Legally, anyone aged over 18 can apply for a mortgage. In reality, lenders are wary of approving older applicants because, to put it bluntly, they need to know you’re going to be around to service the debt.
Laine Gordon -
01 Jun, 2011 -
2 min read
Homeowners stick with variable rates
Homeowners remain largely unconcerned about the threat of an interest rate rise and are not rushing to fix their variable rate mortgages.
Laine Gordon -
31 May, 2011 -
2 min read
Is rural Australia the next investment property boom zone?
With many property investors taking advantage of the threat of rising interest rates and other financial factors keeping first homebuyers out of the market, Australia’s rural areas are emerging as an investment hot spot.
Laine Gordon -
30 May, 2011 -
3 min read
NAB launches online mortgages
In its continued assault on the mortgage market, NAB has announced a foray into the online sector. The nation’s biggest home loan lender will use its internet banking channel UBank to offer borrowers heavily discounted mortgages.
Laine Gordon -
29 May, 2011 -
2 min read
NSW housing affordability policy abandoned
Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has put a stop to a policy introduced by the previous government allowing construction of medium density developments that did not meet local planning laws, providing 20 percent of the dwellings were allocated for rent at below market rate for 10 years.
Laine Gordon -
27 May, 2011 -
2 min read
Get into your own home sooner
Get into your own home sooner by capitalising your Lenders Mortgage Insurance.
Laine Gordon -
26 May, 2011 -
2 min read