First home owner incentives

Interest rate announcement - July 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates

Changes to strata laws in Victoria

Interest rate announcement - May 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates

What to look for when buying a house or strata property

Interest rate announcement - May 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates

5 ways to help your kids fly the coop

Interest rate announcement - April 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After last cutting rates in August 2016, the RBA have again decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. Nonetheless, we have seen some lenders starting to increase their variable and fixed interest rates

5 tips to obtaining a lower interest rate

Interest rate announcement - March 2017 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August last year, the RBA have decided again to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve

Home Loan Newsletter – December 2016

Interest rate announcement - December 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% again this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.

Banks’ lending practices are changing

Interest rate announcement - November 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% again this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.

SMSFs and buying a property

Interest rate announcement - October 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.

Should I fix my home loan interest rate?

Interest rate announcement - September 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After cutting rates in August, the RBA have decided to leave rates on hold at 1.50% this month. We expect that most lenders will leave their rates unchanged, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.

Do I really need a mortgage offset account?

Interest rate announcement - August 2016 Today the Reserve Bank of Australia met to review the official cash rate. After leaving rates on hold in July, the RBA have decided to cut rates to 1.50% this month (down 0.25%). We expect that most lenders will reduce their rates, in line with the Reserve Bank’s decision.