The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has responded swiftly to soaring economic inflation, hiking the official cash rate 0.75% in the last two months alone. The movements brought interest rates back up to pre-pandemic levels and spelled much anxiety for home loan borrowers, many of whom were already feeling the squeeze from the rising cost of living.
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The pandemic’s influence on the property market is being felt in more ways than one, shows a new report from Domain on the NSW housing market.
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed that eligible first-time borrowers will have the option of paying stamp duty or an annual land tax, starting 16 January, 2023.
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On the heels of NAB and Westpac’s rate hike announcements only last week, the rest of the Big Four banks have joined in the frenzy. Today, Commonwealth Bank and ANZ escalated interest for their fixed rate owner-occupied home loans by as much as 0.80%.
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Today, Westpac announced a series of hikes to its fixed rate Premier Advantage home loans, making it the first Big Four bank to lift fixed interests this month. The changes will affect both owner-occupier and investment products and vary between 80 basis points on 1-year terms and 30 for 5-year terms.
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Ever been so unpopular you straight up took yourself off the market? Turns out this was the case for a startling number of sellers this week, with nearly one in five Sydney properties withdrawn against a middling success rate of only 62%.
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Home ownership rates have been falling for decades, especially among younger and poorer Australians. And the latest property boom has made the prospect of buying a home seem even more distant for many.
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Interest rate rises are now on the cards for 2022, making it more important than ever to ensure that your home loan stacks up against the competition. An uncompetitive interest rate could translate into hundreds of dollars in extra monthly repayments when rates start to rise in earnest.
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Taking aim at two of the biggest gripes amongst home borrowers – slow approvals and uncompetitive rates – digital lender Nano has opened its doors in Australia with super cheap rates and what it claims to be “the world’s fastest home loan”.
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Last updated: 10:29 am 10 May 2022
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