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Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Westpac cuts variable intro rate to 1.99% but hikes fixed rates

Westpac has today become the first big four bank to offer a variable home loan rate under 2 per cent, however the rate is only introductory.

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24 Aug, 2021

4 min read

Westpac cuts variable intro rate to 1.99% but hikes fixed rates

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the best home loans for refinancers and investors in August 2021

A recent Commonwealth Bank study found that home buying intentions declined in July 2021. Considering that much of the country is experiencing lockdown conditions, and many of us are accessing hardship assistance, it makes sense that buying a home or a car may be far from the first thing on our minds.

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23 Aug, 2021

2 min read

Some of the best home loans for refinancers and investors in August 2021

Jodie Humphries

Personal Finance Editor

$100k home loan cashback on offer thanks to Athena competition

Online lender, Athena, is offering new and existing customers the chance to win a history-making cashback offer of $100,000 towards their mortgage.

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18 Aug, 2021

2 min read

$100k home loan cashback on offer thanks to Athena competition

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Home and vehicle buying intentions fall during lockdowns

Consumer intent to spend on home buying and motor vehicles fell for the first time in a year during July 2021, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank (CBA) HSI series.

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17 Aug, 2021

3 min read

Home and vehicle buying intentions fall during lockdowns

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

21 lenders offering cashback on home loans rates under 2%

New RateCity.com.au analysis shows there are 25 lenders offering cashback deals – 21 of these lenders are also offering at least one rate under 2 per cent with the cashback for owner-occupiers.

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15 Aug, 2021

7 min read

21 lenders offering cashback on home loans rates under 2%

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Stubborn credit card debt remains stuck at $20 billion

The latest RBA data shows Australia’s stubborn credit card debt has now hovered at around $20 billion for the eleventh months in a row.

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10 Aug, 2021

3 min read

Stubborn credit card debt remains stuck at $20 billion

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

CBA hikes 2- and 4-year fixed rates

Australia’s biggest bank, CBA, has today hiked its 2- and 4- year fixed rates by 0.05 per cent for owner-occupiers paying principal and interest.

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10 Aug, 2021

3 min read

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Home Loan Cashback Offers for August 2021

Whether these COVID-19 restrictions have encouraged you to find a more comfortable space and buy your first property, or refinance your mortgage, home loan cashback deals may come in handy in helping to cover those pesky new mortgage costs.

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09 Aug, 2021

4 min read

Home Loan Cashback Offers for August 2021

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Over 20,000 Aussies already receiving hardship assistance during lockdown

The latest data released from the Australian Banking Association found that over 20,000 customers have had to receive hardship assistance since 8 July 2021, during the latest COVID-related restrictions.

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06 Aug, 2021

3 min read

Over 20,000 Aussies already receiving hardship assistance during lockdown

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the best home loans in August 2021

With lockdowns in parts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland, banks large and small have been extending relief packages to affected home loan customers, offering mortgage repayment deferrals and more.

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06 Aug, 2021

2 min read

Some of the best home loans in August 2021

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Refinancing record: over $16 BILLION switched in June

While the value of new loans dipped this month, refinancing has skyrocketed to an all-time high in June.

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04 Aug, 2021

3 min read

Refinancing record: over $16 BILLION switched in June

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Home lending drops for the first time in 8 months – is Australia’s home buying hysteria fatiguing?

After record-breaking levels of home lending since November 2020, the value of new loans dropped in June this year, according to latest data from the ABS.

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03 Aug, 2021

3 min read