Magic number you need to buy a home
The Reserve Bank will make a decision on interest rates this week but there is another important figure you need to know about.
The Reserve Bank will make a decision on interest rates this week but there is another important figure you need to know about.
Fewer houses and apartments are on the drawing board as the market continues to struggle. This is what it could mean for your mortgage.
It looks like we’re about to get an interest-rate cut for the first time in two-and-a-half years — and it’s all because of one number.
No matter how many banks we asked, no one would answer this simple question — and it’s costing Australians thousands every year.
The RBA has kept the official cash rate on hold for its April meeting, but experts agree a cut now looks “inevitable”.
The Reserve Bank has kept the official cash rate at a record low of 1.5 per cent as expected.
Australia’s central bank has the “flexibility” to cut interest rates if the economy falters this year and workers start losing their jobs.
Home loan customers should prepare themselves for more interest rate increases in 2019. Here are the lenders who have already lifted variable rates this year.
The local dollar has been slammed following the RBA’s announcement a rate cut was likely.
After a year in which the markets expected interest rates to rise, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor has revealed the official cash rate now has a 50-50 chance of being slashed to a record low.
The RBA has kept the official cash rate on hold for its first meeting of 2019, but a growing number of experts are tipping a rate cut some time this year.
There is a simple way to save thousands on your home loan, but most Aussies ignore it. Here’s how to save big on your mortgage.
The end of Australia’s property market downturn could be closer than it seems, with some rushing to buy now before a new boom begins.
The RBA has kept the official cash rate on hold for its final meeting of 2018, extending Australia’s longest ever period without a change to 28 months.
One of the nation’s top bankers says 2019 will be a good year for first home buyers, but warned there are a few things that could tilt their luck the wrong way.
THE key people who control the Aussie economy seem relaxed about falling property prices, but are they ignoring the danger?
THE Reserve Bank has kept the official cash rate on hold for 27 months in a row. But economists are split over when a rise is likely.
THERE is a “significant risk” of 20 per cent house price falls, but Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has described the slowdown as “healthy”.
WITH the Reserve Bank keeping the cash rate on hold again this month, here are the key things you should consider before you switch lenders.
HIGH house prices have made life tough for first home buyers for years, and some property sellers think they could do with an extra leg up.
HOME loan customers are being warned they could be hit by further out-of-cycle rate hikes, adding more strain to household budgets.
NAB has heeded PM Scott Morrison’s warnings of an “angry” Aussie public, announcing it will not follow the rest of the Big Four in jacking up rates.
AUSTRALIAN homeowners are furious with the big banks for suddenly increasing their variable mortgage interest rates.
COMMBANK and ANZ are set to rake in nearly $1 billion in extra interest from struggling families after hiking rates.
A CREDIT card crackdown will make it harder for customers to get the plastic and force those who are in debt to repay it within three years.
MORTGAGE experts are predicting multiple interest rate rises this year which could see the average borrower’s hip pocket hit by an extra $89 per month.
THE RBA has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent, but the majority of experts now believe the next move will be up.
HOME loan customers should be fixing their home loans now because even if rates do fall again they will be better off, new findings have shown.
HOLD on to your mortgage. There are six things we can look at to see if rates will rise. And most of the planets are aligned behind a hike.
BORROWERS have the perfect opportunity to seize great deals in January while many lenders have taken a home loan hiatus.
HOME buyers and property investors have enjoyed six blissful years of falling mortgage interest rates, but many forecasters believe the next rates move is up.
BORROWERS are being forced to pay as much as $1000 to guarantee fixed-rate home loan in a bid to protect themselves against unforeseen rate rises.
THE US Federal Reserve has increased interest rates for the first time in a year, signalling a faster pace of increases in 2017.
AUSSIE borrowers are fretting as a wave of home loan lenders make variable interest rate deals more expensive, increasing mortgage repayments ahead of the New Year.
THE major banks are considering raising variable interest rates, slugging the majority of mortgage holders in the lead-up to Christmas.
THE three big banks are among dozens of lenders to lift fixed-rate loan deals by as much as 0.8 per cent within the past week.
HOME owners should strap themselves in for 2017 year, with experts warning we could see something we haven’t seen in more than six years.
WHILE the RBA has left the cash rate on hold, home loan customers are being urged to prepare themselves for future rate rises that will see many deals hiked.
NATIONAL Australia Bank and Westpac have raised interest rates on some variable mortgages, leaving borrowers conflicted on whether to lock in.
WESTPAC, ING and National Australia Bank’s online division are raising home loan interest rates — with more banks expected to follow.
US FEDERAL Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has given her strongest indication yet that interest rates will rise in December.
ANALYSIS: AS the RBA left interest rates on hold on Melbourne Cup day, there are five things that are a sure bet when it comes to home loans.
AS WIDELY expected, the Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5 per cent. Here’s why that’s a good thing for the property market.
WHETHER you’re an owner-occupier or an investor, there’s no reason why Aussie home loan customers can’t snare the same rock-bottom deals.
A DOWNGRADE of Australia’s AAA rating is almost certain, so what does this mean for consumers and interest rates?
THE Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold this afternoon, with new governor Philip Lowe taking an optimistic stance.
A MAJORITY of home loan customers have no idea what interest rate they are paying which could see them wasting thousands of dollars a year.
IT’S good news for home owners as the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold. But borrowers are being urged to go on the hunt for a better home loan deal.
THE Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate on hold at a historic low of 1.5 per cent, but another cut could be on the way.
HOME loan customers are surging ahead on their repayments and new figures show some borrowers are nearly three years ahead.
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