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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Property prices soar: how long will it take to save a deposit in your capital city?
RateCity research has crunched the numbers on how long it may take to save a deposit in your capital city, based off of current CoreLogic median dwelling prices for February 2021.
Home Loans
18 Mar, 2021
6 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
NAB cuts fixed rates, again
Australia’s third largest bank has cut its lowest 2-year fixed rate to 1.89 per cent today – a cut of 0.15 per cent.
Home Loans
18 Mar, 2021
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Fixed home loan rates keep tumbling to new record lows
Homestar Finance is the latest lender to cut rates, dropping its 2-year fixed rate to 1.74 per cent.
Home Loans
17 Mar, 2021
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
How much could a mortgage on an average Australian property cost?
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), property prices in all eight capital cities rose in December 2020, for the first time since December 2014. With Australia’s average house price rising, and mortgage interest rates at record lows, what does this mean for the average cost of a home loan?
Home Loans
16 Mar, 2021
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Risky home loan lending on the rise
Data released by APRA today has confirmed the number of high-risk new home loans is increasing.
Home Loans
16 Mar, 2021
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Home loan cashback deals for March 2021
There are currently a range of deals on offer for new mortgage customers, including cashback perks, bonus credit card rewards points and reduced LMI. Let’s explore some of the home loan deals on offer for March 2021.
Home Loans
11 Mar, 2021
4 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
“Absolutely a seller’s market”: seller confidence rebounds from Covid-19 sting
In news that may come to the relief of would-be buyers battling it out at auctions, over a third of homeowners are planning on selling in the next five years, according to new research from Westpac.
Home Loans
09 Mar, 2021
5 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Westpac the third big bank to slash fixed rates
Westpac now has the lowest 2-year fixed rate in the market at 1.79 per cent.
Home Loans
09 Mar, 2021
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Some of the best home loans in March 2021
After a year of ups and downs, Australia’s home loan marketplace is looking a lot different. Following emergency cash rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and an economic recession, many lenders have thoroughly slashed their home loan interest rates.
Home Loans
08 Mar, 2021
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
RBA cash rate held again, housing prices continue to skyrocket
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate at a record-low of 0.10 per cent again, meanwhile national property prices grew at the fastest recorded rate since 2003 in February.
Home Loans
02 Mar, 2021
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
$140 less a month: how falling mortgage repayments are pushing up property prices
The RBA has left the cash rate on hold today at 0.10 per cent, despite escalating property prices across the country.
Home Loans
02 Mar, 2021
4 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Through the roof: home lending hits new highs
The mortgage market has broken even more records today, with the value of new home lending hitting an all-time high.
Home Loans
01 Mar, 2021
3 min read
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