Author: Otto Dargan
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RBA Rate Cut: Is Your Lender Passing On The Full Rate Cut?
With home loan interest rates at record lows already, RBA officially cut the cash rate by 0.25% to just 1.25% p.a. – the lowest it has ever been. While many lenders are passing on the full rate cut to their standard variable rate home loan customers, however, not all...
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Moving House: Sell Then Buy Or Get A Bridging Loan?
Whether you’re upsizing, downsizing or just moving to a home in a new location, no doubt things have changed since buying your last home. There are a number of home loan options available when you’re moving on to your next property so how do you get from one home to the...
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Budget 2019: Are Home Buyers Winners?
Budget 2019: Who are the winners? Budget 2019-20 is here…but there isn’t all that much for borrowers or the property market. However, if you squint really hard, there are some surprising golden nuggets that first-time buyers and business owners may have overlooked. No...
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7 Hot Tips To Buy A Home In A Falling Market
The media has been positively frothing this week with some economists forecasting a real estate market crash. We think that sentiment is a little overblown and we’re expecting a soft landing but, either way, the current environment is presenting many opportunities for...
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Westpac First Big 4 To Hike Rates
Westpac has become the first of Australia’s largest banks to increase its Standard Variable Rates and it’s “almost certain” the other Big 4 will follow. Update: ANZ and Commonwealth Bank announced that they will also be increasing their variable interest...
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Home Buyers Snubbed In Budget 2018
With the Government promising a $2.2 billion surplus by 2020, Scott Morrison’s “Santa Claus” budget has mostly ignored home buyers trying to get into the market. There is some good news though, and investors can breathe a sigh of relief that negative gearing...
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Mum And Dad Have Lent $65b To Their Kids
Around 30% of first home buyers using the “Bank of Mum and Dad” Outside of the top 4 banks, your mum and dad are the biggest lenders in Australia. It’s true! According to a new survey from comparison website Mozo, more parents than ever are helping their...
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Why Do British Expats Struggle To Get A UK Mortgage?
error This article is for British expats living in Australia who need a mortgage to buy property in the UK. Please note that we have a separate section for Aussie expats living in the UK. The article was written by cherryfinance.co.uk , one of the UK’s leading...
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