Aussie intentions to buy a home at a record high, CommBank says
It looks like Aussies are more eager than ever to buy a home, according to new data from the Commonwealth Bank.
MOVE Bank cuts home loan rates, but are Aussies still keen on switching?
Whether you’re thinking of adding another investment property to your portfolio or are looking to snatch up your first home this year, the latest decision from MOVE Bank may be welcome news for you.
Westpac rolls out interest-free home loans to assist bushfire victims
Earlier this week, Westpac announced it will be granting additional support to customers who have been impacted by the bushfires currently spreading across New South Wales and Victoria.
Bank Australia teams up with CEFC to launch new clean energy home loan
Bank Australia, the self-proclaimed ‘bank Australia needs’ is truly putting its ‘clean money’ where its mouth is with the launch of its new Clean Energy Home Loan.
ANZ the latest bank to waive Lenders Mortgage Insurance for lawyers and accountants
If you’re a homebuyer working in law or accounting, then it could be your lucky day.
ASIC releases guideline updates to help ‘mortgage prisoners' refinance
A year on from Mozo’s analysis of the rising number of ‘mortgage prisoners’, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made guideline updates to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2019 about responsible lending to mortgage prisoners.
Full house: 26 lenders granted a spot in First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS)
They say when it rains it pours and that’s exactly what’s occured in the home loans industry within the last 24 hours.
CitiBank hikes home loan rates after no movement from the RBA
While it isn’t one of the big four, CitiBank is still a prominent player in the Australian financial game, however, it seems that they’ve changed their tactics.
‘Liar loans’ on the rise: 1 in 3 Australian home buyers guilty of fibbing
Over a third of Australian home buyers admit to lying on their home loan applications, according to recent research, and that could spell trouble, landing borrowers in a situation where they’re unable to meet mortgage repayments.
The Australian housing market 2014 to 2019: Where is it now?
As the decade draws to a close, housing prices go up and interest rates go down, it seems only fitting to take a look back at how the property market has changed in the past five years. What did it look like in 2014 and where is it now?