Finance News - March 28th 25 Best & Worst Performing Australian Areas For Property Corelogic has revealed the areas in Australia that have over- and under-performed over the 20 years to December 2016.
Home Loans - March 25th What Are The Best House Hunting Websites On The Market? Buying a property is a BIG decision. When it comes to searching for a house to buy, there are many different options to choose from.
Finance Stories - March 23rd Super For Home Deposit Idea: REIA Applauds, Keating Slams The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has backed the idea of giving young Australians early access to their super accounts for home loan deposits.
Finance News - March 16th CBA Cuts Max LVR To 90% For Investment Home Loans Property investors looking to take out home loans through the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) may now need to save larger deposits, after the bank cut its maximum loan-to-value-ratio (LVR) from 95% to 90%. This means they will...
Finance Stories - March 16th NAB Announces Home Loan Rate Changes National Australia Bank (NAB) has raised variable interest rates on some home loans for owner occupiers and residential investors.
Finance Stories - March 14th Federal Government Establishes Housing Affordability Taskforce The Turnbull Government announced on Friday the creation of an Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, which aims to develop an affordable and social housing proposal for Australia. The taskforce aims to create a bond aggregator model to...
Finance Stories - March 6th 6 Home Loan Questions & Myths Explained CANSTAR busts the common misconceptions about home loan interest rates.
Finance Stories - January 31st How Will Mortgage Hikes Impact Business and Consumer Behaviour? Rising mortgage rates and falling savings account rates pose a threat to Australia's economy. For years, the indefatigable Australian economy and its underlying model served as a shining example to countries throughout the Western world. The...
Home Loans - January 19th How to change your mortgage repayment amount or frequency of repayments If you wish you could pay off your home loan faster, you can change the frequency of home loan repayments or change mortgage repayment amount.
Finance Stories - December 20th Pre-Christmas Increases to Variable Rate Home Loans Over the past month a number of lenders have made moves on their variable rate home loans. Find out who…
Finance Stories - December 19th Realestate.com.au to offer home loans in 2017 REA Group has announced a partnership with NAB to allow its popular property website to offer realestate.com.au branded home loans. The Australian digital advertising company has entered into a 5-year strategic partnership with National Australia Bank...
Credit Cards - December 14th Can You Use Your Credit Card For A House Deposit? There are a number of different payment methods that can be used when paying for a house deposit, but is a credit card one of them?
Finance Stories - December 12th Lock It In, Eddie: 1 In 5 Borrowers Fixing Their Mortgage A number of lenders have raised rates on their fixed rate home loans over the past month. Is it time you fixed your mortgage before it's too late?
Credit Cards - October 14th What Does The Financial Ombudsman Service Do? What is the Financial Ombudsman Service Australia (FOS) and what does it do? Find out how the FOS handles dispute resolutions for consumers.
Home Loans - October 4th Cost of $1 million home loan Median house price in Sydney has broken through the $1 million barrier, it′s absolutely vital to have a cheap home loan. By cheap, we mean great value.
Home Loans - September 21st 10 things to pay attention to when you’re buying a house When buying a home, be clear on what you want right from the start but make sure you read CANSTAR's 10 red flags first to avoid a catastrophe.
Home Loans - July 20th Pros and cons of buying an investment property Should you buy an investment property? Why buy an investment property?
First Home Buyers - July 18th First Home Buyers: The Winning Institutions If you're a First Home Buyer, which institutions offer outstanding value
First Home Buyers - July 18th How much deposit do I need for a home loan? The size of deposit you can save to buy your first home (your LVR) makes a big difference to the interest rate you pay on your loan. Here's how LVRs work.
Finance Stories - July 11th First home buyers at lowest level for years ABS Housing Finance statistic reveal a lack of first home buyers