CommBank slugs investors with fixed rate hikes up to 0.50%
Commonwealth Bank has announced another sweeping range of rate increases, hiking its fixed rate home loans by as much as 0.50% across 14 fixed rate mortgages.
Can’t afford a new home in Sydney? Three-quarters of Aussies are renovating instead
In the face of sky high property prices that don’t look like dropping any time soon, Aussies are opting to renovate their home rather than trading in for a newer property, according to Westpac’s Home Ownership Report.
Will 40 year home loans become the new norm in Australia?
As Australian property prices continue to soar in Australia’s major cities and more and more Aussies retire later in life , over the next few years we could see home loan terms increase from the standard 25-30 years, up to 40 years.
Negative gearing to stay for the sake of renters, says Morrison
In a pre-budget speech today, Treasurer Scott Morrison said that restricting negative gearing would worsen housing affordability problems for renters and hurt “mum and dad” investors.
Virgin Money and NAB entice borrowers with home loan rewards points
Interest rates are on the rise for Aussie home loan hopefuls, but banks are now offering other incentives to snag borrowers’ business, including the chance to earn rewards points on their home loan balance.
No signs of slowing - Sydney records $760 million auction weekend
Another weekend in Sydney means one thing - another set of property records have fallen, with the harbour city registering an all time high of over $760 million worth of property sold in weekend auctions.
Interest only loans for investors hit by rate hikes up to 0.39%
A spate of recent mortgage rate hikes by lenders has been making news lately, but there’s one set of borrowers who are being hammered worse than any others: investors with interest only loans.
ANZ and NAB among eight home loan lenders liable for customer remediation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced eight home loan lenders may be required to provide remediation to customers who have experienced financial difficulty as a result of previous lending practices.
What will the APRA mortgage lending restrictions mean for borrowers?
APRA has responded to rising house prices and increasing household debt by hitting banks with further restrictions on interest only and investor lending - which could mean ‘risky’ borrowers find their home loan applications rejected.
Sydney property prices grow 19%: should Aussies salary-sacrifice to buy in?
House prices in the Sydney and Melbourne property markets continued to swell in March, according to CoreLogic data, and now the idea of a superannuation-like scheme to help first home buyers save up a deposit may become a reality.