When Was The Last Time You Had Your Loan Reviewed?
The lending environment is changing all the time, so it’s important to regularly review your loan or loans and make sure you’re getting the best deal you can. Say you’ve had a loan for the last 2 years for example, chances are that you’ve missed one or more potential interest rate reductions. On top of […]
Looking To Climb Up The Property Ladder
So you want to make the most of low interest rates and rising property markets and build a bigger property portfolio? Unfortunately, those same low interest rates make it much harder to save for a deposit the old fashioned way. But that doesn’t mean you can’t climb up the property ladder. That’s where equity comes […]
Introduction To The Family Home Guarantee
The year has been a tough one so far for first home buyers trying to get into the property market, with asking prices headed for double digit growth in multiple capital city and regional markets around Australia according to Propertyology. If you are a single income loan applicant, it has been even tougher, so imagine […]
RBA Cash Rate Announcement – June 2021
The RBA made it seven straight months with no cash rate movements today, leaving the official rate on hold at 0.1% during its June meeting. The decision was never in real doubt, with no recognised finance analysts predicting a rise or fall. The RBA board has decided to keep in place its current policy settings, […]
How Mortgage Brokers Can Screw You Over
If you want to build a property portfolio to get you where you need to be, you need to make sure everyone you are relying on is on the same page as you. Your accountant, legal team, buyer’s agent and, most importantly when it comes to loans, your mortgage broker. Your average mortgage brokers out […]
Eligibility Criteria
Thinking of applying for a home loan? Lenders have a lot of eligibility criteria that you need to meet before they will lend you money. Here’s what you need to know. Who are you? You will need to be: An Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or married to one or a temporary resident visa […]
Different Types Of Home Loans Explained
Before you get into individual loan types and their features, you first need to look at what type of overarching loan it is. For example, is it a residential home loan, or is it for a commercial property? Is it for an individual borrower, or for a business? There are so many different loan categories […]
Low rates – what does this mean for you?
The RBA decided to once again leave interest rates on hold at 0.1% at its recent March meeting, which means yet another month at the lowest interest rates ever. In fact, if you have been paying off a mortgage at any stage over the past few years, you have been doing so in a historically […]
Refinance Cash Rebates – What You Need to Know
A lot of banks seem to be offering cash incentives at the moment to tempt you to jump ship from your current lender and refinance with them. Sums of between $1000 and $4000 are being offered up for borrowers that could use some extra funds in their account, with the added bonus of switching to […]
Home Expenditure Measure (HEM) explained
There have been stories emerging in recent years about banks getting a little too familiar when assessing home loan applications. “Why did you spend all that money on duty free at the airport a few months back?”“That was a big bill at that fancy restaurant, how often do you dine out at the top end […]
