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The 7-point checklist to upgrade your home

Thinking of upgrading to a new home? Before you start looking, check out our 7-point checklist to make your move easier.

 

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Apr 6, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Lending
Markets
Debt soars to new high against income

The ratio of household debt to disposable income was at a record high of 188.7 per cent at the end of 2016, according to recent statistics from the RBA.

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Mar 29, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Lending
Is it time to review your home loan?

With interest rates likely to head higher this year, it’s more important than ever to consider your home loan rate. Should you fix, should you refinance, how do you know if you are getting the best rate? Use Mortgage House as a research tool, as well as the source of a loan.

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Mar 17, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Owner-occupier rates on the rise

National Australia Bank is the first of the big four banks to raise owner-occupier home-loan rates, lifting the rate by 7 basis points to 5.32 per cent.

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Mar 9, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Markets
Record low rates no help to housing affordability

Damian Percy, general manager of Adelaide Bank, says affordability won't improve while there is an unwillingness to "confront" voters who are "enjoying structural advantages that continue to keep a fire under house prices".

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Mar 8, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
People
Mortgage Brokers
Women must improve financial literacy to shoulder hard times, survey shows

On International Women's Day, a new survey shows many women lack the financial literacy to cope with a major set-back, such as the loss of a job or a divorce. We look at how women can educate themselves, and prepare, just in case things do get tough one day.

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Mar 7, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Lending
So, you want to become a property investor?

Here are some tips to consider before taking the plunge, from financial products and services provider, Liberty.

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Mar 6, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Stamp Duty
Tax
Politics
Government
Victorian government steps in to help first-home buyers

The Andrews Labor government has introduced a raft of measures to help first-home buyers, including scaling back stamp duty, and eliminating it for buyers of properties worth less than $600,000, introducing equity sharing, and adding incentives for buyers in regional Victoria.

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Feb 17, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Lending
Other lenders fill the gap as big four clamp down on foreign borrowers

Though the big four banks have clamped down on lending to foreign nationals, other lenders have moved to fill the gap, and the share of properties bought by foreign nationals in the Australian market ticked higher at the end of 2016.

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Feb 15, 2017
The Economy
Mortgages
Lending
CBA tightens reins further on home lending

The Commonwealth Bank has announced it will lift rates on its interest-only home loans.

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