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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Some of the best home loans in September 2020
September is the traditional start of the Spring Selling Season in Australia’s real estate markets. While 2020 remains a challenging year, with economic recession affecting both property buyers and sellers, banks and other mortgage lenders are continuing to slash home loan interest rates to new lows.
Home Loans
04 Sep, 2020
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
6 options for borrowers whose mortgage holidays are coming to an end
Back in March 2020, Australia’s big banks and other mortgage lenders offered to let mortgage holders defer their home loan repayments and relieve some of the financial pressure from the pandemic. With the initial six-month time limit now coming to an end, many Aussie mortgage holders are now facing a choice of what to do next.
Home Loans
04 Sep, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
How COVID-19 could make it easier for you to buy a home
The coronavirus has rocked Australia’s economy significantly, but there are signs that first-home buyers could benefit.
Home Loans
03 Sep, 2020
6 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Investment rentals face vacancies, lower rent and mortgage defaults due to border closures: Corelogic
Investors face empty properties, lower rents and a tougher time servicing their mortgage due to overseas migration falling to its lowest level in more than a century, analysts warn.
Home Loans
03 Sep, 2020
5 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Falling home prices see better housing affordability across Australia
Housing affordability across the country is looking up, as property prices come down nationally due to COVID-19.
Home Loans
02 Sep, 2020
4 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
House, apartment and townhouse developments recover after COVID-19 dip: ABS
The number of houses, townhouses and apartments given the green light to be developed sharply rose recently, turning the tide against a downturn exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Home Loans
02 Sep, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Housing market loses steam, prices fall for four straight months
Australian housing values edged down by 0.4 per cent in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of falling prices due to COVID-19.
Home Loans
01 Sep, 2020
5 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
RBA holds mortgage interest rates at 30 year low, saving rates tumble
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to make no changes to the cash rate, a key metric used to corral the interest rate charged on home loans and savings accounts.
Home Loans
01 Sep, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
No RBA cut likely, yet banks keep stinging savers
Savers are continuing to be stung by falling interest rates even though the Reserve Bank isn’t expected to cut the cash rate today.
Home Loans
01 Sep, 2020
4 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Government’s first home buyers were able to buy four years quicker: report
A $400 million government scheme helped one-in-eight people buy their first property four years quicker, a report has found, leading to calls from an industry association for its expansion.
Home Loans
01 Sep, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Reduce Home Loans brings record low mortgage interest rate down to 1.90%
A non-bank lender has today rolled out an introductory mortgage interest rate of 1.90 per cent, smashing the lowest variable rate record in Australia.
Home Loans
31 Aug, 2020
5 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Three ways to tighten your budget during COVID-19
COVID-19 has torn through people’s work, social and home lives, creating a need for frugal spending. Here’s three ways you may be able to save money and push the dollars you're spending a little further.
Home Loans
28 Aug, 2020
3 min read
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