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Secrets to understanding Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI): Pros, Cons, and Strategies

Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) often emerges as a critical factor for aspiring homeowners in Australia, particularly for those aiming to secure a […]

Understanding Mortgage Repayments: Everything You Need to Know

When you embark on the journey of homeownership, navigating mortgage repayments can seem like a daunting task. However, understanding how your payments […]

To Split or not to split!

In Australia, there are a number of ways to structure your home loan repayments. One question; to split or not? Finding the […]

5 Top Tips to Make Your Finances Christmas Ready

The holiday season is just around the corner! Bringing with it the excitement of festivities, gifts, and quality time spent with loved […]

Help to Buy Scheme set to kick off in 2024

The highly anticipated Help to Buy Scheme will kick off next year, giving more Aussies a chance to score their dream home. Today we’ll unpack how the new federal government scheme will work, who it’ll benefit, and the fine print you need to know.

More Aussies turn to mortgage brokers for a hand managing hikes

An avalanche of rate hikes over the past 18 months has supersized home loan repayments. But savvy homeowners aren’t panicking. In fact, more mortgage holders than ever before are reaching out to brokers for expert help.

Sneaky rate hikes – is your lender behind them?

The Reserve Bank (RBA) may have kept the cash rate on hold but that hasn’t stopped some lenders from hiking their variable home loan rates. Here’s how borrowers are fighting back.

Has the tide turned? What the RBA rate pause means for homeowners

Mortgage holders rejoice – the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold in August for the second month in a row. So have we finally reached calmer waters? Or is there one last rate rise wave headed our way?

Why are fixed rates still rising? And when might they drop again?

With plenty of pundits tipping interest rates will start to fall in the next 12 months, we look at why the big banks are hiking their fixed rates – and unpack what it means for the rate outlook.

Kitchens & Beyond: Discovering the Hottest Home Improvement Trends

Australians are showering their homes with $1 billion worth of love each month as home improvement spending ramps up. We look at the cost of popular renovations – and how to foot the bill.

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Secrets to understanding Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI): Pros, Cons, and Strategies

Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) often emerges as a critical factor for aspiring homeowners in Australia, particularly for those aiming to secure a […]

Understanding Mortgage Repayments: Everything You Need to Know

When you embark on the journey of homeownership, navigating mortgage repayments can seem like a daunting task. However, understanding how your payments […]

To Split or not to split!

In Australia, there are a number of ways to structure your home loan repayments. One question; to split or not? Finding the […]

5 Top Tips to Make Your Finances Christmas Ready

The holiday season is just around the corner! Bringing with it the excitement of festivities, gifts, and quality time spent with loved […]

Help to Buy Scheme set to kick off in 2024

The highly anticipated Help to Buy Scheme will kick off next year, giving more Aussies a chance to score their dream home. Today we’ll unpack how the new federal government scheme will work, who it’ll benefit, and the fine print you need to know.

More Aussies turn to mortgage brokers for a hand managing hikes

An avalanche of rate hikes over the past 18 months has supersized home loan repayments. But savvy homeowners aren’t panicking. In fact, more mortgage holders than ever before are reaching out to brokers for expert help.

Sneaky rate hikes – is your lender behind them?

The Reserve Bank (RBA) may have kept the cash rate on hold but that hasn’t stopped some lenders from hiking their variable home loan rates. Here’s how borrowers are fighting back.

Has the tide turned? What the RBA rate pause means for homeowners

Mortgage holders rejoice – the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold in August for the second month in a row. So have we finally reached calmer waters? Or is there one last rate rise wave headed our way?

Why are fixed rates still rising? And when might they drop again?

With plenty of pundits tipping interest rates will start to fall in the next 12 months, we look at why the big banks are hiking their fixed rates – and unpack what it means for the rate outlook.

Kitchens & Beyond: Discovering the Hottest Home Improvement Trends

Australians are showering their homes with $1 billion worth of love each month as home improvement spending ramps up. We look at the cost of popular renovations – and how to foot the bill.