Finance News - August 4th Cash rate on hold: Consumers urged to chase the best rates to 'future-proof' their finances Though the official cash rate will remain unchanged for another month and looks set to stay the same for some time, Australians are experiencing a high degree of uncertainty about money in the midst of a...
Home Loans - August 4th Loan repayments on a $1 million loan: How much would that cost a month? So you’ve found your dream home and it means you’ll have to borrow $1 million. How much is that going to cost you in monthly repayments? And how can you make sure that you don’t pay too much? We take a look.
First Home Buyers - August 3rd Checking the contract when buying a house If you’re buying a house Caroline Jean-Baptiste reveals six things to consider when it comes to the contract.
Home Loans - August 3rd 28 locations that may benefit from infrastructure projects Property research firm Propertyology has identified Australia's top 10 infrastructure projects and the property markets they may influence. Find out more.
Finance News - July 30th Homestar Finance offers new record-low home loan interest rate with limited-time offer Homestar Finance has hit the lead in the home loan rate race, introducing the lowest rate on Canstar's database, available for a limited time to new customers in all Australian states and territories. Homestar Finance has...
Finance News - July 30th NSW stamp duty abolished: Where could homebuyers put those savings? The New South Wales state government will pause stamp duty charges for new homes under $800,000. The move could save some first home buyers more than $30,000, though one expert warns the saving could just be...
First Home Buyers - July 27th What would a second wave of coronavirus mean for the property market? Canstar asked three experts for their thoughts on what impact a second wave of COVID-19 could have on the property market in Australia. For a while it looked like Australia had COVID-19 under control with the...
Coronavirus - July 23rd Australian economy: COVID-19 vs The Great Depression Welcome to the Great Depression of 2020 – but it’s not as bad as it could be. That seems to be the message Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivered to the nation today. “The COVID-19 pandemic is...
Home Loans - July 23rd Winners of this year’s First Home Buyer Award revealed First home buyers have a specific set of needs. Canstar has identified the home loan providers on its database that are offering outstanding value to first home buyers in 2020. Despite the overall uncertainty facing the...
Finance Stories - July 23rd Online lender drops variable home loan rate to record low, but there's a catch loans.com.au has become the first lender on Canstar's database to offer a variable home loan rate below 2%, but successful applicants for this new rate won't hold it for long. Online lender loans.com.au launched its Smart...
Coronavirus - July 17th Mortgage payment deferral: Banks extend home loan pauses Lenders are offering some home loan customers the option of deferring their mortgage repayments for a further four months, if they are in financial hardship due to COVID-19. We take a look at what a repayment...
Coronavirus - July 16th Applying for your mortgage online: will this digital option stick around after COVID-19? Verifying your identity through a mobile app and signing your home loan offer with your touchpad or mouse – these are just some of the ways lenders are turning to digital solutions to continue offering mortgages...
Coronavirus - July 15th Online auctions: selling homes under a virtual hammer With the Australian Government’s implementation of measures to encourage social distancing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and entire industries have been finding creative ways to pivot and bend in line with the restrictions. One such industry...
Finance Stories - July 13th What are your options if you can’t afford to increase repayments when your repayment pause ends? For those who opted to pause their home loan at the start of the pandemic crisis the clock is ticking towards crunch time but Phase 2 of mortgage relief has been announced. We look at some...
Home Loans - July 8th How to find properties to subdivide for a profit For investors, subdividing a property may be a way to potentially increase the return on investment. However, it can also be risky if you don’t do your research and consider your strategy carefully. A subdivision is...
Finance Stories - July 7th RBA cash rate on hold at 0.25%, but consumers want lower home loan rates The official cash rate will remain on hold at 0.25% for another month. The low rate has undoubtedly helped bring consumer interest rates down to be arguably more affordable than ever, but they are not cheap...
Coronavirus - July 6th Report finds millennials are eager to buy property post-COVID, but should they? Millennials remain optimistic about home ownership despite the current array of risk and uncertainty, unwilling to let the pandemic interrupt their plans. A third say they want to buy a property in the next one to...
Finance News - July 6th Where property prices have fallen the most since COVID-19 CoreLogic has identified the areas where property prices have been impacted the most by COVID-19. Does yours make the list?
Finance News - July 1st First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, round 2: Insider tips on how to apply Another 10,000 spots are now available under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) for the 2020-21 financial year. If you are an eager first home buyer looking to snap one of the available spaces, what...
Finance News - June 29th Does your home loan rate start with a '1'? Bank of us takes the lead in rate race A customer-owned bank has just made history, becoming the first-ever lender on Canstar's database to offer home loan interest rates below 2%. Here's where you can find the new record-low rates. Tasmanian-based lender Bank of us...