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Home & Investment Loans | 14th January 2025
Record number of consumers turning to brokers

About three-quarters of homebuyers are now using mortgage brokers, according to the latest data ...

Home & Investment Loans | 6th January 2025
How interest rates impact your borrowing capacity

Higher interest rates make it harder for borrowers to qualify for larger loans or even loans of ...

Home & Investment Loans | 30th December 2024
Govt unveils new assistance scheme for owner-occupiers

If you’re a lower-income or middle-income earner, you will soon have a new way to buy a property, ...

Home & Investment Loans | 17th December 2024
Buyers gaining negotiating power heading into new year

Good news for anyone planning to buy in early 2025, with the latest data suggesting conditions ...

Home & Investment Loans | 12th December 2024
Cash rate again held at 4.35%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced the cash rate will remain unchanged at 4.35% after ...

Home & Investment Loans | 12th December 2024
More homes needed to solve affordability problem

The federal government is aiming to improve housing affordability by increasing the supply of ...

Home & Investment Loans | 29th November 2024
Redraw and offset – are these features right for you?

There’s a lot more to a home loan than just the interest rate. The features of the loan can also ...

Home & Investment Loans | 25th November 2024
New insights into property investment

More Australians are turning to property investment, new analysis has revealed. CoreLogic’s head ...

Home & Investment Loans | 22nd November 2024
Top 3 ways to finance your renovations

Are you considering renovating? If so, you’re not the only one. Renovations are incredibly ...

Home & Investment Loans | 19th November 2024
Why 98% of borrowers are going variable right now

The vast majority of home loan customers are currently choosing variable-rate loans over ...

Home & Investment Loans | 12th November 2024
One in five buyers are purchasing interstate

More home-hunters are looking to buy property in a different state – but why? In the year to ...

Home & Investment Loans | 5th November 2024
Cash rate again held at 4.35%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced the cash rate will remain unchanged at 4.35% after ...

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