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Georgie Hay
Housing finance continues to fall as banks tighten serviceability
Home Loans
12 Jun, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Macquarie owner-occ mortgage lending jumps 17.5%
Macquarie Bank has been growing its owner-occupier home loans business more than twice as fast as the big four banks.
Home Loans
12 Jun, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Westpac changes its fixed-rate mortgages
Westpac has made a series of changes to its home loan interest rates, with some falling by as much as 30 basis points and others rising by as much as 15 points.
Home Loans
09 Jun, 2018
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Online lenders challenging the big banks
As the RBA leaves the cash rate on hold, new research has revealed the average home loan customer could save $82K by switching from a big four bank, to a low rate online lender.
Home Loans
05 Jun, 2018
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Could the Royal Commission disrupt Australia's housing supply?
Representatives of Australia’s housing industry are concerned that increased scrutiny from the banking Royal Commission could disrupt the nation’s mortgage lending, which could in turn affect future housing supply.
Home Loans
31 May, 2018
2 min read
Georgie Hay
28 years since rates were at 17 per cent; are we any better off?
Home Loans
31 May, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Affordable city units still exist
Sydney is the only capital where it’s almost impossible to buy an apartment in the heart of the city for less than $500,000, new research has found.
Home Loans
30 May, 2018
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
ANZ cuts investment mortgage rates
ANZ has dropped the fixed interest rates on selected residential investment home loans, including principal and interest, interest only and interest in advance options.
Home Loans
28 May, 2018
2 min read
Georgie Hay
People power is the only way to send the big banks a message
Home Loans
28 May, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Your mortgage interest rate might be higher than you think
Some of Australia’s cheapest home loan rates are more expensive than they initially seem, a new analysis of variable home loans has found.
Home Loans
27 May, 2018
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Property rents surge in Canberra
Canberra has emerged as a surprise leader in new rental statistics from SQM Research.
Home Loans
26 May, 2018
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Millennials AREN'T killing mortgage broking
Australia’s millennials have been accused of killing everything from landline phones to department stores, but not the mortgage broking industry, which has more millennial customers than any other demographic.
Home Loans
23 May, 2018
2 min read
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Mark Bristow
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30 Jan, 2025
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