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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.

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02 Mar, 2021

4 min read

$140 less a month: how falling mortgage repayments are pushing up property prices

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.

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01 Mar, 2021

3 min read

Through the roof: home lending hits new highs

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Bank of Queensland to acquire ME Bank, pushes to compete with big four

Bank of Queensland has revealed a $1.325 billion deal to purchase ME Bank in an effort to compete with the big four banks and “balance out” its presence on the east coast.

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22 Feb, 2021

4 min read

Bank of Queensland to acquire ME Bank, pushes to compete with big four

Georgia Brown

Personal Finance Editor

“Encouraging sign of recovery”: Just 9% of bank loan deferrals still outstanding

As automatic loan deferrals offered by Australia’s biggest banks come to an end, new figures show that 91 per cent of all loans that were deferred have resumed repayments.

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19 Feb, 2021

2 min read

“Encouraging sign of recovery”: Just 9% of bank loan deferrals still outstanding

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Home buying intentions increase as property prices tipped to rise

Home buying spending intentions are continuing to rise in 2021, according to the latest Household Spending Intentions Series by CommBank. Meanwhile, housing prices across Australia have been tipped to rise around 14 per cent in the next two years.

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18 Feb, 2021

5 min read

Home buying intentions increase as property prices tipped to rise

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

Australia’s lowest 2-year fixed rate now comes with $3K+ cashback

Home loan cashback deals are heating up again, with international bank, HSBC, today offering a $3,288 cashback to refinancers on its fixed and variable rate loans.

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15 Feb, 2021

5 min read

Australia’s lowest 2-year fixed rate now comes with $3K+ cashback

Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Some of the best owner occupier home loans for February 2021

With Australia’s cash rate predicted to sit on hold at just 0.10 per cent for at least the next few years, RateCity analysis indicates that we may be looking at the bottom of the cycle when it comes to home loan interest rates.

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11 Feb, 2021

4 min read

Some of the best owner occupier home loans for February 2021

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Home loans hit a new record low of 1.69%

Greater Bank has today claimed the new lowest home loan rate in Australia – 1.69 per cent, fixed for 1 year.

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09 Feb, 2021

3 min read

Home loans hit a new record low of 1.69%

Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Home loan cashback deals for February 2021

If you’re on the path of greater financial health this year, you may be considering refinancing your home loan. And in February, there are a range of home loan cash back deals up for grabs for refinancers.

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09 Feb, 2021

4 min read

Home loan cashback deals for February 2021

Liz Seatter

Senior Finance Writer

RBA remains on hold – have home loan rates hit the bottom?

The RBA has kept rates on hold today as analysis of the home loan market indicates rates may be inching closer to the bottom of the cycle.

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02 Feb, 2021

3 min read

RBA remains on hold – have home loan rates hit the bottom?

Laine Gordon

Money Editor

Low rates, FOMO drive home lending to new high in December

The value of home loans settled in the month of December has hit another record high, thanks to record-low rates, generous government incentives and borrowers’ fear of missing out.

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01 Feb, 2021

3 min read