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Peter Terlato

Personal Finance Editor

Australia leads the world in mortgage pain: Here's what you can do to ease the agony

Loan repayments as a share of income were at a staggering 15% for Australian households, higher than other advanced economies. Plus, this figure is estimated to have risen further in the last nine months.

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11 Oct, 2023

5 min read

Australia leads the world in mortgage pain: Here's what you can do to ease the agony

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Home loan cashbacks: will you qualify for up to $10k when you refinance?

Higher living costs mean that Australians looking to buy or refinance a home may be keen to offset some of their loan costs with a mortgage cashback deal. But with only a limited number of home loan cashbacks available, it’s important to compare your options and work out if you fulfil the offer’s terms and conditions.

Home Loans

09 Oct, 2023

5 min read

Home loan cashbacks: will you qualify for up to $10k when you refinance?

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the top-rated home loans in October 2023

The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep the nation’s cash rate on hold this month may have come as a relief to Australia’s first home buyers and other owner occupiers. But with the possibility that rate could rise again before the year’s end, and with no rate cuts expected until mid to late 2024, it’s important for borrowers to carefully consider their mortgage options before making an application, to make sure it suits their finances.

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05 Oct, 2023

3 min read

Some of the top-rated home loans in October 2023

Eden Radford

External Comms Lead

Refinancing down but not out as new home lending stages a comeback

The value of refinanced loans dropped in the month of August, but still recorded the fourth highest total since the start of the hikes, after climbing to a record high in the previous month.

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04 Oct, 2023

3 min read

Refinancing down but not out as new home lending stages a comeback

Eden Radford

External Comms Lead

RBA on hold + have you pocketed a rate cut of more than 0.63% points?

The Reserve Bank has again left the cash rate at 4.10 per cent, announcing today a pause for the fourth meeting in a row.

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03 Oct, 2023

6 min read

RBA on hold + have you pocketed a rate cut of more than 0.63% points?

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

What to expect from the RBA in October 2023

A recent uptick in monthly inflation has some concerned that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could prematurely end the current cash rate hiking pause. But economists from the big banks aren’t predicting rate hikes in the October meeting, though there could still be another hike before the year is out.

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28 Sep, 2023

5 min read

What to expect from the RBA in October 2023

Eden Radford

External Comms Lead

NAB bumps up select fixed rates

The National Australia Bank has today bucked the recent trend of big bank fixed cuts, by hiking select rates by up to 0.15 percentage points.

Home Loans

28 Sep, 2023

3 min read

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Inflation uptick: How will this affect interest rates in October?

The annual inflation rate climbed higher month on month in August 2023 for the first time in four months, according to the latest economic data.

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27 Sep, 2023

3 min read

Inflation uptick: How will this affect interest rates in October?

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Stamp duty exemption expanded: what you need to know

In good news for first home buyers in New South Wales, stamp duty exemptions and concessions will be getting a boost. The First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme will be expanded in 2023.

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20 Sep, 2023

3 min read

Stamp duty exemption expanded: what you need to know

Eden Radford

External Comms Lead

Fixed rates continue to tumble as ANZ sharpens its rates

Australia’s fourth largest home loan lender, ANZ, has today cut fixed rates across its 1- to 3-year terms for both owner-occupiers and investors by up to 0.30 percentage points.

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19 Sep, 2023

3 min read

Fixed rates continue to tumble as ANZ sharpens its rates

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the top-rated home loans for investors and refinancers in September 2023

With no movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the cash rate this month, why aren’t Australian homeowners and investors breathing a sigh of relief? Some of Australia’s biggest banks have been hiking their home loan interest rates out of cycle from the RBA, making refinancing more challenging.

Home Loans

15 Sep, 2023

3 min read

Some of the top-rated home loans for investors and refinancers in September 2023

Paul Marshall

CEO

Don’t be afraid to switch

The Big Four Banks - ANZ, Westpac, NAB and Commonwealth Bank - are notorious in the Australian financial market for commanding the largest share of both deposits and mortgage lending.

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15 Sep, 2023

8 min read