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Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
RBA to hold: have home loan rates hit the bottom?
The Reserve Bank is expected to keep the cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent when it meets today, but the rate cuts keep coming from the banks for new home loan customers.
Home Loans
02 Jun, 2020
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Home loans that love you back
We put a lot of love into our homes – it’s where we raise families, build lives, and keep precious memories. So why not try to find a mortgage that offers you as much love in return as you put into your home?
Home Loans
01 Jun, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Hidden costs of ScoMo’s first home loan deposit scheme
The Australian Government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme has been fully reserved, but for those who missed out, a further 10,000 places will be made available from 1 July.
Home Loans
27 May, 2020
5 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Westpac extends mortgage assistance for COVID-19 affected households
Westpac has handed struggling homeowners another lifeline, announcing further extensions to its COVID-19 hardship support program.
Home Loans
25 May, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Home loan cash backs heat up, but are they worth it?
More than a dozen lenders are offering cash incentives for home owners willing to move their business to a new lender, with Suncorp Bank, Reduce Home Loans and 86 400 the latest to put cash offers on the table.
Home Loans
21 May, 2020
6 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Australia's best home loans for May 2020
If you’re on a mortgage holiday that may soon be coming to an end, or have been putting off your dreams of home ownership, it could be worth looking at the best home loans of May 2020, as rated by RateCity's Real Time Ratings.
Home Loans
20 May, 2020
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
NAB checking repayment ability of mortgage relief customers for COVID-19
If you’re one of the 80,000 NAB customers who deferred their mortgage repayments due to financial strain from the COVID-19 crisis, you can expect a call from your bank shortly.
Home Loans
19 May, 2020
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Lenders offering home loan cashback this month
While many borrowers are tightening their belts and watching out for better home loan deals to help protect their finances, some mortgage lenders are offering incentives to attract the business of new borrowers, including cashback deals.
Home Loans
14 May, 2020
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Five ways to protect your finances from a COVID-19 hangover
The economic impact of COVID-19 is expected to last for two years, but there are ways that everyday Aussies can protect their finances for the foreseeable future.
Home Loans
13 May, 2020
7 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
The calm before the storm: home lending up in March
New figures released from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that new home lending rose slightly in the month of March.
Home Loans
08 May, 2020
5 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Record low rates easing the burden for mortgage holders
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate on hold at 0.25 per cent at a time when a growing number of Australians are struggling to make their monthly repayments.
Home Loans
05 May, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Variable rates hit new record low ahead of RBA meeting
While the cash rate is set to remain at 0.25 per cent at this Tuesday’s RBA meeting, home loan rates continue to fall, with a new record low variable rate of 2.29 per cent.
Home Loans
04 May, 2020
3 min read
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