Whether you’re at the stage of working out how much you can afford or you’re ready to compare home loans, it never hurts to have some expert tips at your disposal – especially if you’re unsure about how to buy your first home.
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Australia’s biggest home loan lenders just got a little bit smaller.
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Hello 2024, how are you? We’re two days into the New Year and not much has changed in property and home loans since last year – but last year still brings us changes, nonetheless.
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According to CoreLogic, property prices have risen by +8.3% in the last year – more than completely recovering their -7.5% fall in 2022. Now, between interest rate rises and prices, home loan affordability is top of mind for Aussie home buyers.
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In an era of lenders raising rates, any cuts are always worth a look. Today online bank Up slashed interest rates on its fixed home loan terms by up to 65 basis points.
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The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the value of new home loan commitments was up 5.4% in October 2023. That’s a lot of new mortgages to pay off, despite an expensive housing market and a hefty ton of RBA rate hikes.
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The December Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hold last week was the ointment to last month’s 25 basis-point sting in the wallets of homeowners around the country.
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The property market has been hard to get a fix on in 2023. Despite the higher cost of living and slumping consumer sentiment, property prices in popular areas have continued to climb.
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Santa Claus had one thing right when it came to doing things smarter, if you make a list of everything you want to achieve and check it twice, you’re more likely to achieve your goals, whether they are financial or simply life goals.
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Interest rates who? According to property watchdog PropTrack – the research arm of realestate.com.au – Australian housing values grew 5.5% throughout 2023, despite housing affordability plummeting to “its lowest level in decades.”
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