Home loans
Battleground Victoria: Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result
The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats, while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.
- Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey, Rachael Dexter, Cara Waters, Lachlan Abbott, Benjamin Preiss, Clay Lucas and Tom Cowie
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Are banks too cautious? Dutton reignites ‘credit for the rich’ debate
The Coalition’s mortgage plan would have real effects on how much you can borrow from a bank, and for the housing market.
- Clancy Yeates
The borrowers more likely to fall behind than their neighbours
Interest rates stayed on hold this week, but some home owners are feeling the pressure a lot more sharply than others.
- Alice Uribe
More borrowers are ditching their bank as refinancing rate picks up
Home loan customers have been growing more proactive in seeking out cheaper loans recently, especially as interest rates trend lower.
- Clancy Yeates
$800m to sweeten Labor’s deal for first-home buyers
Australians hoping to buy their first property in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world will get $800 million more in assistance.
- James Massola
How home buyers can lift their budget and slash their payments – and why they shouldn’t
High property prices mean potential home buyers are already asking about ways to make their repayments more affordable, and lenders have noticed.
- Caroline Zielinski
Lucky for some: the older get richer in the worst wealth divide in two decades
A long-running survey of Australians has found inequality has shot up, just as young people find themselves shut out of the housing market.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Interest rates
RBA is lost in the frightening territory of full employment
The central bank’s bizarre behaviour last week is a sign that it has lost its bearings and isn’t sure what’s happening in the economy or where it’s headed.
- Ross Gittins
‘Breathing room’: Rate cut means Sarah can ‘splurge’ on Easter eggs this year
Four Sydney home loan borrowers react to the first interest rate cut in more than four years.
- Kayla Olaya and Frances Howe
Use our mortgage calculator to check how much a rate cut would affect you
The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate for the first time in more than four years.
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