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Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Mortgage holidays: Almost one in two resume home loan repayments
Almost half of all Australians who deferred their mortgages have resumed repayments, indicating the country is speedily recovering from its first recession in nearly three decades.
Home Loans
15 Oct, 2020
4 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Unit rents fall in Melbourne and Sydney, as houses across the country recover
The nation’s largest cities experienced strong falls in rental value, a new report reveals, slowing down a recovery underway in the rest of the country.
Home Loans
15 Oct, 2020
4 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Australians are feeling confident about spending as the economy bounces back
Big bank economists are observing a rebound in people’s willingness to spend on items big and small, after the public stockpiled their savings for months in response to the uncertainty of a pandemic.
Home Loans
14 Oct, 2020
5 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Record rebound in home loan borrowing, but investor loans struggle to recover
The rebound from Australia’s first recession in almost 30 years appears to be underway as people spend record amounts on the homes they want to live in, according to the ABS.
Home Loans
13 Oct, 2020
5 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
First home buyers could lose out due to higher interest under government scheme
What first home buyers could save by purchasing a new property under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme won’t be enough to offset the extra interest costs they could be facing over the life of the loan.
Home Loans
12 Oct, 2020
6 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Westpac lowers serviceability floor to accommodate for low rates
Australia’s second largest bank, Westpac, has taken action to help some people borrow more from the bank and its subsidiaries.
Home Loans
09 Oct, 2020
2 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Housing prices could spiral as 15 per cent struggle to resume mortgage repayments
About 15 per cent of people who deferred their mortgages are at risk of not being able to resume repayments, the RBA said, possibly leading to a sell-off of homes at a loss and a ‘housing fall’.
Home Loans
09 Oct, 2020
6 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
New home lending surges to highest level since January 2018
New home lending made another surge in August, despite the fact Australia was staring down the barrel of a recession.
Home Loans
09 Oct, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Homes could sell at a loss as time ticks for struggling borrowers with mortgage deferrals
More property owners could be facing losses when selling this year as mortgage repayment deferrals come to an end, though investors may be more susceptible to risk.
Home Loans
08 Oct, 2020
4 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
No RBA cut but home-owners can save three times more by refinancing
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate on hold today at 0.25 per cent but has left the door open to a future cut.
Home Loans
06 Oct, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
New first home loan government scheme limited to new homes, price caps hiked
The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) has been expanded with increased property price thresholds, but buyers are limited to new-build homes.
Home Loans
06 Oct, 2020
5 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
RBA holds interest rates, no cut to extraordinary low
Home loan repayments will not likely drop after the nation’s central bank held the cash rate at the historic low of 0.25 per cent, offering the financially strained little additional relief.
Home Loans
06 Oct, 2020
5 min read
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