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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Some of the best home loans for owner occupiers in August 2020
You may have noticed that it’s a bit of a weird time to buy property just now, whether as a first home buyer, an upsizer or a downsizer. Lockdown restrictions have affected property supply and demand in different areas, not to mention buyer and seller confidence. Plus, homeowner priorities have been shifting, swinging away from units and apartments and more towards detached housing.
Home Loans
14 Aug, 2020
3 min read


Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
How JobTrainer could give you skills to let you buy a home
JobTrainer, coming hot on the heels of JobKeeper, JobSeeker and HomeBuilder, is a government program intended to help new school leavers and those out of work to get the training and qualifications needed to find gainful employment. But could this scheme help you to get the skills needed to boost your income and finally achieve the great Australian dream?
Home Loans
17 Jul, 2020
3 min read


Laine Gordon
Money Editor
The real cost of a repayment pause, and how to minimise the fallout
CBA’s announcement today that customers who take a six-month repayment pause will be refunded interest-on-interest charges during this time will help families struggling to make ends meet.
Home Loans
02 Apr, 2020
5 min read


Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Fixed rates plunge to new record low of 2.09 per cent
Banks have launched a fixed home loan war, with ING set to offer the country’s lowest home loan rate at just 2.09 per cent, fixed for two years, available today.
Home Loans
26 Mar, 2020
3 min read

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