Home Loans - July 8th Crouching repayments, hidden interest: how interest capitalisation works Home loan repayment holidays are an option for those in financial difficulty, but you may want to learn how interest capitalisation works before taking one.
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...
Budgeting & Saving Money - June 29th Expert picks: Apps, podcasts and websites to check out Want to know what podcasts the experts are listening to and sites they are visiting? We asked four experts in various finance areas to reveal their favourite money or investing-related app, podcast and/or website. Here's what...
Finance News - June 29th CBA, NAB, Westpac & ANZ: Banks ‘race’ toward home loan rates below 2% It’s no longer a matter of ‘if’ home loan rates will drop below 2%, but ‘when’: that’s one finance expert’s prediction, after news that a big-four bank had cut its rates to match its closest rival....
Finance News - June 29th Property: 16 regional hotspots across Australia The ability to work from home and affordability is driving people to move out of big cities. We asked a property expert to pick regional hotspots in each state.