Following the lodgement of a home loan application, hopeful borrowers are often keen to know what will happen next and how long it will take for them to receive …
Is One Phone Call Really All it Takes to Secure a Lower Interest Rate?
With official interest rates trending downward, shrewd mortgage holders may take the opportunity to call their lender to ask for a better deal. But when even a …
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Is Your Interest-Only Rate About To Expire?
According to Reserve Bank estimates, a record number of interest-only loans are due to expire by the end of 2020. This means around $240 billion of …
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What can we expect from the re-elected government?
The Coalition’s win last month will have a number of important ramifications for everyday Australians looking to buy, rent, invest or borrow. Here we break down …
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Could A Loan Restructure Be Right For You?
The lending market shifts constantly in terms of policies, trends and lender requirements. Your circumstances and financial situation will also very likely …
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How will the election result affect borrowers
With a federal election on the cards for May 2019, borrowers should know what both sides of parliament have on their agenda, and the potential effect the …
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How to save money on energy costs
You could save up to $760* per year by making changes to your energy consumption and how you set up your home. As the years tick by, this adds up to a …
The Power of Additional Repayments
It takes foresight to look 10 or 20 years into the future and consider what your finances will look like. It takes discipline to enact a plan to improve the …
What comes first: the property or the loan?
It’s easy to get carried away with the fun part of buying a property – looking at houses, but delaying the less compelling task of arranging finance will weaken …
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What is the best time of year to buy a house?
While spring is renowned as the time that sellers dust off their properties and place them on the market, this doesn’t mean it is necessarily the best time for …
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