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Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
RBA UPDATE: Big banks lead the rate cut charge
Australia’s two biggest banks, CBA and Westpac, have committed to passing on the full 0.25 per cent rate cut to their variable customers on the back of today’s emergency cash rate cut by the RBA.
Home Loans
03 Mar, 2020
2 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
RBA fires off an emergency rate cut, Westpac passes it on in full
The RBA has been forced to make an emergency rate cut today, slashing official rates to a new record low of 0.50 per cent.
Home Loans
03 Mar, 2020
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
How to win the bank home loan rate war
As home loan rates plunge to new lows, you may be wondering how you can win the bank rate war. The answer may be as simple as picking up the phone.
Home Loans
28 Feb, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
New CBA scheme to provide mortgage repayment protection for homeowners
Commonwealth Bank will cover about 12 months of mortgage repayments for homeowners if an insured immediate family member dies or is diagnosed with terminal illness.
Home Loans
27 Feb, 2020
2 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Big bank home loan war as ANZ slashes fixed rates to 2.68%
Australia’s fourth largest lender, ANZ, has today slashed its fixed rate home loans by up to 0.86 per cent.
Home Loans
21 Feb, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
Mortgage stress affecting a third of borrowing owner-occupiers
About one third of borrowing owner-occupier households are in mortgage stress.
Home Loans
20 Feb, 2020
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Singles step into property market thanks to government scheme
Aussie first home buyers who may have felt priced out of the property market are now getting a foot on the ladder, thanks to the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.
Home Loans
17 Feb, 2020
4 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
CBA cuts fixed rates by up to 0.50%
Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has today cut fixed rate home loans by up to 0.50 per cent.
Home Loans
14 Feb, 2020
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
First home buyers surge to decade high
Today’s ABS figures show first home buyers continue to make a comeback; reaching the highest level since December 2009, in seasonally-adjusted terms.
Home Loans
11 Feb, 2020
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
ANZ cuts interest rate floor
ANZ will decrease its interest rate floor for home loan serviceability assessments from 5.5 per cent to 5.25 per cent, effective 17 February.
Home Loans
11 Feb, 2020
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
RBA shines spotlight on mortgage loyalty tax
The Reserve Bank Governor has today urged loyal mortgage customers to “shop around” to get a better home loan rate.
Home Loans
10 Feb, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
The trick to finding the most affordable properties in any suburb
House hunters could potentially save hundreds of thousands in total repayments over the course of their mortgage by looking to the lower end of their desired market.
Home Loans
07 Feb, 2020
4 min read
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