
NAB joins CBA and Westpac in raising fixed mortgage rates
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the latest major bank to increase interest rates on its fixed rate home loans, bumping up rates by between 10 and 20 basis points this morning.

National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the latest major bank to increase interest rates on its fixed rate home loans, bumping up rates by between 10 and 20 basis points this morning.

Online bank ING has announced that it will be lifting interest rates on a number of its fixed and variable home loans by 10-30 basis points effective tomorrow (February 3).

New loan commitments taken on by Australian property buyers reached new heights over the course of 2021 according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday.

The Australian property market’s current run has fuelled a fresh round of FOMO. So much so that for many Australians, buying a home has become a more pressing goal than tying the knot.

House prices have continued their meteoric rise in Australia, in particular around capital cities where the median house price has hit a record $1.066 million.

After reaching some of the lowest points recorded in years during 2021, interest rates on fixed home loans have started rising across the board.

It can be overwhelming looking at home loans. Tools like our home loan repayments calculator or comparison hub can be very good starting points to give you key numbers, though there’s still more you can do.

In the last two years, the Australian property market has defied expectations. The market’s value recently broke the $9.1 trillion mark in September with the prospect of continual growth into 2022.

Despite sky-high prices, enthusiasm for investment properties appears to be continuing to grow, with investors taking out new loans at near-record levels in order to get into the market.

OneTwo is one of the newest lenders in the country and is on a mission to reward borrowers for their loyalty. The lender has launched its own automatic rate-reducing home loan, where you receive discounts the more you pay off your mortgage.