No RBA cut for September, but Aussies can still snag a hot home loan deal
If you haven’t done anything about your home loan since the June and July RBA rate cuts, you could be missing out on some serious savings.
Why smart Aussies are dumping old bank loans
Australian borrowers chasing lower rates and more flexible lending terms are starting to desert the big banks in droves in favour of more competitive smaller lenders.
ME Bank slashes mortgage rates, claiming its most competitive variable rate yet
Online lender ME has today announced rate cuts of up to 0.30% on its variable home loans, for both investors and owner occupiers, effective 6 September 2019.
Are you paying a convenience tax on your home loan?
Let’s face it: finding the best deal on your home loan can be a real headache, whether you’re a first-time buyer or an investor. If you don’t know where to look it’s a time-consuming process with a lot of fine print to wade through.
A home loan and a trip away? Virgin Money are offering both with new 200,000 Velocity Points offer
Spring has finally arrived and with it, the 2019 spring property season! And if the latest sentiment is anything to go by, home hunters are hitting the market again - especially in Sydney and Melbourne.
Older Aussies are drowning in mortgage debt: how to stay afloat for retirement
A growing number of older Aussies are taking their mortgage into retirement, with new research showing home loan debt among those over 55 has skyrocketed by 600% over the last three decades.
Property Pain: Building Defects Report 2019
Mozo has found new homeowners have been slugged a staggering $10.5 billion in repair costs over the past decade as poor construction standards have left them battling leaks, cracks and other problems.^
Auction clearances on the rise: what it means for Aussie home buyers
If you are a loyal Sydney-sider or Melbournite, or itching to become one, you may have heard that auctions clearances are creeping up and up, and this weekend was no exception.
MOVE Bank chops the rates on more than half of its home loans
Rate cut alert! MOVE Bank has taken the axe to more than half of its home loans. The lender dropped interest rates on a whopping total of nine owner-occupier and investment home loans, some by as much as 0.60% p.a.
Westpac says more Aussies are missing mortgage repayments: here’s how to avoid their mistakes
Westpac has found more Aussies are now struggling to meet their home loan repayments, despite positives in the air like lower interest rates and a recovering housing market.