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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
How much could your mortgage payments cost if interest rates rise?
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show a 3.5 per cent jump in inflation over the past year. If rising inflation forces the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA’s) hand into increasing the national cash rate, what could this mean for the household budgets of Australia’s mortgage holders?
Home Loans
25 Jan, 2022
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Westpac first big four bank to hike fixed rates in 2022
Westpac is the first big four bank to hike fixed rates in 2022 but certainly won’t be the last. We expect other banks to follow within days on the back of sharp increases to the cost of wholesale funding.
Home Loans
21 Jan, 2022
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Borrowers could pay $427 a month more in 2 years, if Westpac forecast realised
The average mortgage holder could end up paying $103 more in monthly repayments on their home loan by the end of this year, and $427 a month more by March 2024, should Westpac’s cash rate forecast be realised.
Home Loans
20 Jan, 2022
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
ANZ cuts its basic variable rate in a bid for new customers
Australia’s fourth largest bank, ANZ, has today cut rates on its basic variable home loan by up to 0.20 per cent.
Home Loans
20 Jan, 2022
4 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Athena Home Loans slashes mortgage rates to 1.89%
In a time when home loan lenders are hiking interest rates left, right and centre, Athena Home Loans has bucked the trend by slashing its variable home loan rate to a low of 1.89%.
Home Loans
18 Jan, 2022
5 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Number of suburbs with house values over $1m revealed
If property prices in your neighbourhood seem to be climbing higher and higher, you’re not alone. Over 300 Australian suburbs joined the growing list of areas with median house values of over $1 million, making the Great Australian Dream out of reach for many first home buyers.
Home Loans
18 Jan, 2022
5 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
How could a property peak affect your home loan?
With Australia’s owner occupiers taking out bigger home loans, and signs pointing to national housing values potentially approaching a peak, what risk could home owners face if they were to come face to face with a downturn in the future?
Home Loans
14 Jan, 2022
4 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
New home loan values reach record highs across Australia
The national average mortgage size for owner-occupiers has reached a record high of $595,568 according to new ABS data. Records were broken in every state and territory except WA.
Home Loans
14 Jan, 2022
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Australia’s lowest fixed rate of 1.59% is now gone: what’s in store for 2022?
The lowest fixed home loan rate on record has hiked today, ending an era for ultra-low rates.
Home Loans
11 Jan, 2022
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Homeowners almost 4-years ahead on mortgage repayments
Homeowners across Australia are almost four years ahead on their home loan repayments on average, thanks to low interest rates and forced-savings habits from COVID-19.
Home Loans
11 Jan, 2022
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
How to switch and save in 2022
It’s important to use the best financial products and services for your personal situation. But since our personal situations have likely changed significantly over the past two years, how can you be confident that your previous choices are still up to date?
Home Loans
06 Jan, 2022
8 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB hikes again as fixed rates with a ‘3’ start to become the norm
Australia’s third largest bank, NAB, has lifted fixed rates by up to 0.10 per cent today for owner-occupiers and investors.
Home Loans
22 Dec, 2021
4 min read
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