Home Loan News

ING counters the big banks with its own rate cuts

Australia’s fifth largest home loan lender, ING, has today dropped rates on several fixed home loans by up to 0.19 per cent.

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ATO targeting property investors with “in-depth audits”

Attention property investors: your friends at the Australian Taxation Office might be taking an uncomfortably close look at your tax return later this year.

Bankwest cuts fixed mortgage rates a second time in two months

Bankwest has continued to adjust the interest rates on its home loans, slashing the fixed rates on selected mortgages for the second month in a row, which could potentially save new borrowers money on their home loans.

Westpac slashes fixed rates, pouring more fuel on the fixed rate fire sale

Westpac has announced it is cutting fixed rates on a range of owner occupier and investor home loans by up to 0.20 per cent, effective tomorrow.

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New lending rises in February: another ‘blip’ or has the tide turned?

In a surprise move, the ABS lending to households and businesses figures rose in February, with new owner-occupier loans leading the way with a 3.4 per cent increase from the previous month, in seasonally-adjusted terms.

Two of Australia’s biggest banks have changed their mortgage rates

Considering a home loan with Macquarie Bank or ING? It may have just gotten cheaper.

First home buyers – it’s now or never

If you’ve been scrimping and saving for your first home, you may want to consider buying sooner rather than later while the property market is still hot – er – cold.

ME Bank cuts mortgage rates

ME Bank has reduced its home loan interest rates by up to 50 basis points, which could reduce the cost of a typical mortgage by $42,000.

Is the grass greener for homebuyers outside of Sydney?

If you’re looking to buy your first or next home and considering moving away from Sydney to do so, there are two factors you should keep in mind – how much money and how much time you can save.

Buyers with a 10% deposit get interest rate cut

Online lender loans.com.au has made life easier for younger Australians by making changes to two mortgages popular with first home buyers.