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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Investors come up trumps as owner-occupier lending drops off
The latest ABS statistics show owner-occupier lending has dropped, while investor lending has climbed to its highest level since April 2015.
Home Loans
01 Nov, 2021
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
RBA cash rate: 1 year on hold, 11 years since last hike
The RBA is set to leave the cash rate on hold when it meets tomorrow, marking one year since the last cash rate cut.
Home Loans
01 Nov, 2021
8 min read
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