NAB drops interest rates on its Tailored Home Loan by up to 1.08%
NAB is the first of the Big Four banks to drop interest rates on select home loans this year, with a cut of up to 1.08% now available on some of its variable home loans.
How you could shrink your home loan rate as property prices boom
Australian homeowners could be sitting on the opportunity to blast their home loans with a shrink-ray after national home prices rose nearly 40% in just four years.
Worried about overpaying for your property? How to buy a home and get value
Buying a home can have pitfalls and perhaps the biggest is misreading the property’s value. If you misread value, you’re likely to over pay and your home loan can end up being much bigger than it should be.
RBA hold confuses the home loan decision: Should you go fixed, variable or split?
With the Reserve Bank holding interest rates at 4.35% this March, how should home buyers now consider their home loan interest rate?
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Housing density is vital for the housing affordability crisis, Domain says
A new Domain report shows that house and unit prices per square metre in capital cities have been trending upward over the past five years.
1 in 4 homes bought with cash in 2023 also shows why home loans matter
One in four properties bought in Australia’s eastern states was paid for completely with cash in 2023, suggesting there is a pocket of buyers who aren’t feeling the pinch of interest rate rises over the past year.
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Will the RBA hold the cash rate in March 2024? Home loan predictions from CBA, ANZ, NAB, and Westpac
Last month the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held the cash rate at 4.35% for the third consecutive Monetary Policy Decision.
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New home loan data: Borrowers remain resilient, but mortgage stress is growing
New data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has found that home loan borrowers are generally staying on top of their mortgage payments, but there are some early warning signs of growing mortgage stress.
Easter finance bootcamp: 4 days, 4 ways to get your finances in shape!
We all need a little Easter motivation to get in shape with the excess consumption of chocolate and lazy days spent with family. But, why not use this time wisely to slap your finances into shape?
7 housing and mortgage trends since the pandemic ended
Reading the property and home loan market can be difficult without considering what’s already happened.