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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

House price growth to slow by 2023 according to CBA

The forecast return of a rising cash rate is expected to slow the meteoric rise in property values around Australia, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. However, improved wage growth combined with the return of international immigration should help prevent a house price freefall.

Home Loans

22 Nov, 2021

3 min read

House price growth to slow by 2023 according to CBA
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Brokers report non-major banks growing in popularity

A rising number of home loan applications have been submitted to non-major banks indicating Aussie appetite for mortgage lenders outside of the big four may be rising, according to findings from the latest Broker Pulse survey.

Home Loans

18 Nov, 2021

5 min read

Brokers report non-major banks growing in popularity
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Does rent-to-own exist for Australian home owners?

If you can comfortably manage your rent payments, you may feel you could manage the repayments on a mortgage just as easily. However, many Australian renters have had their home ownership dreams frustrated by the challenge of saving a deposit on a home loan. Rent-to-own programs could theoretically offer an alternative route to home ownership, but are they worth the risk? 

Home Loans

16 Nov, 2021

5 min read

Does rent-to-own exist for Australian home owners?
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

How much would it cost to live in a celebrity home?

When it comes to the lifestyles of the rich and famous, we can’t help but wonder just how they spend on their enviable homes, or how much the mortgage repayments would be on those massive price tags.

Home Loans

15 Nov, 2021

6 min read

How much would it cost to live in a celebrity home?
Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

ANZ joins the race to hike fixed rates

Australia’s fourth largest bank, ANZ, has hiked its fixed rates for the second time in three weeks.

Home Loans

12 Nov, 2021

3 min read

ANZ joins the race to hike fixed rates
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Fixed rates keep climbing: NAB hikes by up to 0.51%

Australia’s third largest bank, NAB, has hiked its fixed home loan rates for owner-occupiers and investors by up to 0.51 per cent.

Home Loans

11 Nov, 2021

3 min read

Fixed rates keep climbing: NAB hikes by up to 0.51%
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the best home loans for owner occupiers in November 2021

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), owner occupier lending has fallen over recent months, while investor lending has climbed. This is understood to be partly due to skyrocketing property values in popular areas pricing some first home buyers out of the market, unless they can get significant assistance from parental guarantors, government support programs, or both.

Home Loans

09 Nov, 2021

2 min read

Some of the best home loans for owner occupiers in November 2021
Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Variable rates keep tumbling as ANZ joins 25 lenders cutting

ANZ has cuts its basic variable rate by up to 0.43 per cent for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest following similar cuts from CBA and NAB last month.

Home Loans

08 Nov, 2021

4 min read

Variable rates keep tumbling as ANZ joins 25 lenders cutting
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Home loan cashback deals for November 2021

If higher interest rates may be in the future for homeowners, what can everyday Aussies do to ensure their home loan is competitive? It may be worth exploring some of the cash back offers available in November 2021.

Home Loans

05 Nov, 2021

4 min read

Home loan cashback deals for November 2021
Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Fixed rate hike frenzy: CBA pulls the pin on rates under 2 per cent

It appears the banks are racing each other to raise fixed rates with CBA now hiking for the second time in just over three weeks.

Home Loans

05 Nov, 2021

5 min read

Fixed rate hike frenzy: CBA pulls the pin on rates under 2 per cent
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Westpac hikes fixed rates again

The Westpac group has made sweeping changes to its popular home loan rates today. 

Home Loans

04 Nov, 2021

6 min read

Westpac hikes fixed rates again
Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Fixed rates are on the rise – so is it worth paying a rate lock fee?

While the RBA is not expected to raise the cash rate today, banks have been moving swiftly to hike fixed rates.

Home Loans

02 Nov, 2021

6 min read

Fixed rates are on the rise – so is it worth paying a rate lock fee?