Home loans
- Analysis
- Analysis
Applying for a loan? You’ll need to know this magic number
What is a credit score, and do they really matter if you’re trying to buy a home?
- Caterina Hrysomallis
Latest
How home owners could save $143 a month – and the reasons not to
More homeowners are worried about paying off a home loan into retirement, but experts suggest people think long and hard about the options.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
- Exclusive
- Property market
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Perth house deposit?
Think a “good job” is enough to buy a house in Perth? Think again. New data shows even high earners are being left behind.
- Sarah Brookes
- Opinion
- Opinion
Help! I’m in ‘mortgage prison’, how soon can I get free?
If your mortgage is being held hostage by uncooperative lenders, there are some tricks you can try.
- Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Which jobs pay enough to save for a Sydney house deposit
After a decade of saving, even many higher-paid professionals would be short of their goals as property prices rose out of reach.
- Alice Uribe
How much you can afford to spend on a house
Even an interest rate cut and first home buyer policies announced in the election campaign won’t necessarily help a typical wage earner to buy the average house.
- Elizabeth Redman
Where to find a house in Sydney on a budget of $1.5 million
Prices have soared again, but it is possible to buy a home at this price point if you can find the right places to look.
- Kristy Johnson
How can I buy my first home in this economy? Experts rank most popular methods
Will using your super help or harm you in the end? What if I can’t withdraw from the bank of mum and dad? We examine common strategies Millennials and Gen Z use to get into the market.
- Bronte Gossling
- Analysis
- Australia votes
‘Pretty regressive’: Labor and Coalition housing policies explained
Grattan Institute housing expert Brendan Coates says new policies may help some people into the housing market, but a majority are still being left behind.
We asked young Sydneysiders about Labor and the Coalition’s housing plans. They weren’t impressed
Young people who feel locked out of the property market say neither of the major parties’ strategies will help solve Sydney’s housing crisis.
- Jessica McSweeney and Cindy Yin
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/home-loans-5yb