The financial squeeze is well, and truly on, as rising interest rates, skyrocketing fuel prices and climbing food costs all take their toll. Few will be immune to the pinch, with new NAB research finding many Australians are making big changes to their spending behaviours due to the rising cost...
Australia’s home loan wars heat up
Home loan interest rates are on the rise, thanks to back-to-back cash rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia that have seen the country’s official interest rate jump to 0.85%. The RBA’s move comes off the back of the fastest acceleration of inflation in over two decades, representing a...
Labor’s Plans to Tackle Worsening Housing Affordability
Many Australians are locked out of the property market. The latest ANZ-CoreLogic Housing Affordability report estimated dwelling values were, as of March 2022, a record 8.5 times higher than the median annual household income. Now compare that to March 2020, pre-pandemic, when the ratio was sitting at 6.8. However, despite...
4 simple ways to save for a home deposit
Given the median value of a home in Melbourne was over $800,000 in April, it’s no wonder that getting on the property ladder can seem tough. Your biggest challenge? Saving that all-important deposit – which can take years of scrimping and saving. But all is not lost. With a solid...
Why now might be a great time to think about refinancing
What would you say if we told you some home loan lenders are so desperate for your business that they will hand you thousands of dollars in cash if you refinance your home mortgage with them? Even better, this money can be spent any way you like – whether that's...
Single parent home loan. Yes, it’s possible!
With more than 60% of marriages ending in divorce, it is no longer seen as out of the ordinary to be a single parent. In fact, single parents are creating a large market of their own within the property market. Traditionally, lenders have frequently struggled to work in this space...
Australian Property Prices
Australian property prices grew by 1.5% over August, according to CoreLogic.
Top 20 real estate suburbs in Australia
Well Home Loans have identified the top 20 suburbs in Australia showing telltale signs that strong price growth is just around the corner in the lender’s quarterly Green Shoots Report (see image). The report identified the suburbs based on the strongest combination of three key factors over the last three...
Melbourne property prices
Melbourne property prices increased by another 1.3% in July, according to CoreLogic. That latest rise takes the median value to $762,068 – 10.4% higher than the same time last year. However, there are signs the booming market is losing steam with the national monthly growth rate trending lower since March....
First home buyers
First home buyer activity is almost at record levels. Why? Because now is a very good time to be a first home buyer.Interest rates have never been lower. State governments are offering grants and stamp duty concessions. And the federal government has three schemes to help first home buyers: First...