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Home & Investment Loans | 1st April 2025
RBA Keeps Cash Rate at 4.10%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at 4.10% at its second monetary ...

Home & Investment Loans | 11th March 2025
More consumers using loans to purchase cars, holidays & whitegoods

There was a sharp rise in the number of consumers taking out car loans in 2024, as motorists ...

Home & Investment Loans | 5th March 2025
Govt plans to relax home loan rules for younger borrowers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has instructed financial regulators to make it easier for Australians with ...

Home & Investment Loans | 25th February 2025
Foreign Investor Framework gets tightened

The federal government has announced plans to ban foreign investors from buying established homes ...

Home & Investment Loans | 19th February 2025
RBA reduces cash rate to 4.10%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced the official interest rate by 25 basis points to ...

Home & Investment Loans | 11th February 2025
Five deposit strategies to consider as loan sizes rise higher

Owner-occupiers are stepping up in the property market as investors are stepping down, according ...

Home & Investment Loans | 5th February 2025
Property Market predicted to favour buyers in 2025

Australia’s median property price fell by 0.1% in December, after 22 consecutive months of ...

Home & Investment Loans | 30th January 2025
New Year, New Loan? Fives signs it’s time to Refinance

One of the biggest home loan mistakes you can make is to ‘set and forget’ your mortgage for 30 ...

Home & Investment Loans | 28th January 2025
List of First Home Buyer Grants in 2025

Getting on the property ladder is challenging, but it might be easier than you think thanks to a ...

Home & Investment Loans | 21st January 2025
Rental Market slowing despite rents hitting record-high

There was conflicting news for property investors and tenants in the latest rental numbers, ...

Home & Investment Loans | 14th January 2025
Record number of consumers turning to brokers

About three-quarters of homebuyers are now using mortgage brokers, according to the latest data ...

Home & Investment Loans | 6th January 2025
How interest rates impact your borrowing capacity

Higher interest rates make it harder for borrowers to qualify for larger loans or even loans of ...

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