There's a lot to be said for having your home loan pre-approved. But does pre-approval mean you're putting the cart before the horse? Definitely not. Here are three ways pre-approval can help you get...
Property market climbs towards new peak
14/09/2023
The property market has thumbed its nose at higher interest rates, with values rising almost 5% since March. Here's why national housing prices are climbing higher. Australia's housing market...
How does your home loan compare?
07/09/2023
No change to the cash rate again this month, but lenders' mortgage rates have been jumping around more than a bunch of toddlers at a Wiggles concert. We reveal the current average rates to see how...
Low deposit first home buyers now have $82,000 in equity
31/08/2023
First home buyers who bought into the market using the federal government's 5% deposit scheme have racked up $82,000 in home equity on average, new data shows. It's been three years since the...
Help to Buy Scheme set to kick off in 2024
24/08/2023
The highly anticipated Help to Buy Scheme will kick off next year, giving more Aussies a chance to score their dream home. Today we'll unpack how the new federal government scheme will work, who...
More Aussies turn to mortgage brokers for a hand managing hikes
17/08/2023
An avalanche of rate hikes over the past 18 months has supersized home loan repayments. But savvy homeowners aren't panicking. In fact, more mortgage holders than ever before are reaching out to...
Sneaky rate hikes – is your lender behind them?
10/08/2023
The Reserve Bank (RBA) may have kept the cash rate on hold but that hasn't stopped some lenders from hiking their variable home loan rates. Here's how borrowers are fighting back. Home owners...
Has the tide turned? What the RBA rate pause means for homeowners
03/08/2023
Mortgage holders rejoice - the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold in August for the second month in a row. So have we finally reached calmer waters? Or is there one last rate...
Where homeowners are spending $1 billion a month
20/07/2023
Australians are showering their homes with $1 billion worth of love each month as home improvement spending ramps up. We look at the cost of popular renovations - and how to foot the...
Could apartment living help you dive into the property market sooner?
13/07/2023
Buying a home for the first time can be challenging, especially with house prices soaring in recent years. So could switching from house hunting to unit searching be the way forward for...
