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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Lowest rates from banks in the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme
The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is officially accepting applications, with 3,000 first home buyers already reserving a place, according to Domain data.
Home Loans
13 Jan, 2020
4 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
How to choose a mortgage broker that’s right for you
With thousands of mortgage brokers on the market, it’s easy to feel inundated with options (especially if they all sound awfully similar). If you don't know what to look for in a broker, here's a guide to help you.
Home Loans
10 Jan, 2020
5 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
UBank makes it easier to manage your money
Would you like to be better at money? In that case, UBank may have come to your rescue.
Home Loans
11 Dec, 2019
4 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Sydney and Melbourne property market driving national price growth
In good news for homeowners looking to sell, and bad news for would-be-buyers, national residential property prices are rising again.
Home Loans
10 Dec, 2019
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Buying your first home? Here are four things you need to watch out for
A growing number of first home buyers are rushing to join the property market, lured in by historically low rates. But they may not be looking at the whole picture.
Home Loans
07 Dec, 2019
6 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Challenger lenders are taking the fight to the big banks
Thinking about taking out a home loan with one of Australia’s big four banks? Well, you might want to think twice.
Home Loans
06 Dec, 2019
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
No RBA cut today, but mortgage holders to finish the year $595 ahead
After three rate cuts since June, the average Australian mortgage holder is now $127 per month better off, according to new research from RateCity.
Home Loans
03 Dec, 2019
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Stuck with a bank you don’t like? There may be a psychological reason
Consumer inertia may be the reason why millions of Aussies choose to stay with their bank, even if it refuses to pass on a full RBA-led rate cut or charges higher than average fees.
Home Loans
28 Nov, 2019
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
You could save thousands of dollars by switching mortgages
Now is the perfect time for home loan borrowers to think about refinancing their mortgage.
Home Loans
20 Nov, 2019
4 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
How the major banks know if you can afford a home loan
Banks do not usually advertise their interest rate floors, but RateCity research can reveal the floors of some major banks.
Home Loans
19 Nov, 2019
3 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
First neo home loan hits the market: how do the rates stack up?
New kid on the block 86 400 has today started offering home loans, making it the first neo bank in Australia to do so.
Home Loans
12 Nov, 2019
2 min read
Liz Seatter
Senior Finance Writer
Home loan lending up despite investors retreat
There’s been a steady increase in the value of new owner-occupier home loans, according to ABS data released today.
Home Loans
08 Nov, 2019
2 min read
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