Home Loan News

RBA set to break record for the longest period ever without moving rates

ATO targeting property investors with holiday homes

If you were planning to enjoy the Easter long weekend at your holiday house, which you keep as an investment property for the rest of the year, the taxman may be keeping an eye on you.

Rise of the property millionaire

If you sold a house in Australia last year, there’s an almost one in six chance that the sale made you a millionaire, according to new research from CoreLogic.

Suncorp raises home loan rates

Suncorp is the latest Australian bank to increase its interest rates on home and small business loans, in response to increased funding costs as well as regulatory changes.

Australian property prices on the rise, approaching $7 trillion

Despite slowing conditions in Sydney, Australian residential property prices have risen across the country, bringing the total value to nearly $7 trillion.

Big four banks "move like sheep" on home loan interest rates

The Residential Mortgage Price Inquiry's interim report has set out in words what the industry has known for a long time, according to a mortgage commentator.

ACCC tells mortgage borrowers to switch banks

Australia’s five biggest banks are charging loyal home loan borrowers significantly higher interest rates than new customers, an inquiry has found.

First home buyers getting bigger slice of the pie

The number of first home buyers have reached a five-year high according to housing finance data released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Interest-only lending plummets to historic low

Hot property: fastest selling suburbs revealed

Thinking about selling your property, or wondering where you should purchase your next investment? You may want to consider Hobart.

Mortgage rates lowest for borrowers who fix

Two-year fixed mortgage rates are currently offering the lowest average rates, an analysis of home loans data has found.

St George changes mortgage interest rates

St George Bank has made a series of changes to its fixed home loans, with some home loan rates going up and others going down.