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What interest rate are you paying?

Rentvesting

Homeowners now an extra $71,000 richer

FOMO, FOBO and FOOP – how they can hold you back

Want to pay off your home loan sooner?

Where are the bargain homes located in your suburb?

Home buyers rejoice! More listings are hitting the market

What’s tipped for house prices in 2024?

Why property investors account for one-in-three new home loans

4 tips for self-employed home loan applications

More lenders sign up to low deposit first home buyer scheme

How your deposit size can shape the rate you pay

The pros of having a finance broker on your side

ATO issues tax warning

The Australian Taxation Office has reminded property investors to beware of common tax traps that...

Lenders offering green loans

Do you want to make your home more sustainable? If so, you might be interested...

Demand outstripping supply

Properties are being removed from the market faster than they’re being added, which is pushing...

Investor activity rising

First home buyers have been drifting out of the market, while investors have been piling...

ATO reveals key tax mistake

Keen to get your hands on a tax refund? Well, the Australian Taxation Office has...

Property investors cashing in

This is a great time to be a property investor, with tenants being forced to...

Many homes cheaper to buy than rent

New analysis from CoreLogic has found that buying a property is cheaper than renting for...

Mortgage deferrals available

As many parts of Australia have returned to lockdown over the past few weeks, lenders...

ATO warns WFH taxpayers

With more Australians now working from home, taxpayers have been warned not to “copy and...

Property now worth $8 trillion

The total value of Australian residential real estate has now passed the $8 trillion mark,...

Budget promotes home ownership

The federal government, in its recent budget, announced three measures to make it easier for...

Rents growing strongly

Rents have surged over the past year, with houses outperforming units, according to SQM Research.

Power prices fall 8.8%

Households could save $126/yr thanks to falling power prices.

Home builder construction extension

Were you one of the 121,000 people who took advantage of the HomeBuilder grant?

Banking system in good health

Australians with mortgages significantly increased their financial buffers last year, according to Reserve Bank of...

How to get a great loan in hot market

With the property market running hot, mortgage lending is at historically high levels, according to...

Government releasing 30,000 grant spots

From July 1, the federal government will release a total of 30,000 openings in three...

Property market sets new record

The total value of residential dwellings in Australia has surpassed $8 trillion for the first...

RBA urges banks to keep lending standards high

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has reminded banks they need to continue rigorously assessing home...

Loyal borrowers hit with loyalty tax

Borrowers who stick with the same lender year after year are probably being slugged with...