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Home & Investment Loans | 5th September 2024
Mortgage activity rising, as borrowers commit to $29bn of home loans

The latest home loans data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed three key ...

Home & Investment Loans | 28th August 2024
Why banks assess your home loan repayment capacity at higher interest rates

When you apply for a mortgage, the lender uses a series of criteria to assess how your capacity ...

Home & Investment Loans | 20th August 2024
Rents expected to keep growing, but at slower pace

Property investors have enjoyed a golden run over the past five years, during which the national ...

Home & Investment Loans | 14th August 2024
Property investors very active in the market

Home loan volumes have significantly increased over the past year, especially among investors. ...

Home & Investment Loans | 7th August 2024
New Vendor data shows interesting sales trends

Record property prices are proving to be good news for vendors, with 94.3% of all vendors in the ...

Home & Investment Loans | 6th August 2024
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

For the sixth consecutive meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held the cash rate steady ...

Home & Investment Loans | 31st July 2024
First home buyers and single parents get more housing support

The federal government has allocated another 50,000 places across Australia to its Home Guarantee ...

Home & Investment Loans | 25th July 2024
Record loan sizes increase the need to shop around

With property prices at record levels, the size of the average mortgage has also reached new ...

Home & Investment Loans | 19th July 2024
How to get your SMSF tax return right

If you’re one of the many Australians who’ve purchased a property through a ...

Home & Investment Loans | 10th July 2024
Why property price growth is so varied throughout Australia

The Australian property market is growing briskly right now and has grown significantly since the ...

Home & Investment Loans | 4th July 2024
31% of borrowers have less than 20% deposit

While it’s often said you need a 20% deposit to qualify for a home loan, a significant number of ...

Home & Investment Loans | 27th June 2024
Govt warns consumers to “get a better deal” on their mortgage

The federal government has unveiled a series of reforms to the banking sector, which aim to help ...

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