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RBA Says: Expect An Extended Period Of Low Interest Rates
Great news for borrowers! The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Governor Philip Lowe says that the cash rate will stay low for the long term. In its 4 September meeting, the RBA has decided to keep the cash rate unchanged at 1%, which means that borrowers can enjoy a longer...
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Home Loan Experts Wins Australia’s Top Mortgage Broking Office Award
The Australian Broking Awards is the night of nights for brokers, brokerages, aggregators and mortgage industry leaders. The awards are judged by a panel of leading industry experts and competing in the awards are some of Australia’s best brokerages. On Friday night,...
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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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WATCH: Investment Loans, Rates And SMSF Borrowing
WATCH: Home Loan Experts managing director Otto Dargan speaks with Your Money about investment loans, interest rates and borrowing for your SMSF. Rates are lower but investment lending is still tight The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) removed...
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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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First Home Buyers Flock Back To Market
Is the tide turning for first home buyers? With interest rates still at record lows and the pressure on investment lending continuing, pockets of the real estate market are looking brighter for first home buyers (FHBs) for the first time since 2010. That’s according...
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We’re An Australian Mortgage Awards Finalist
For the second year in a row, Home Loan Experts has been named a finalist for ‘Brokerage of the Year (more than 20 staff)’ in the Australian Mortgage Awards (AMAs). Recognition in this highly-coveted award category is further proof of the professionalism of...
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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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Westpac Puts The Brakes On SMSF Loans
Westpac, along with its subsidiaries St George, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA, will stop offering SMSF loans from Tuesday 31 July 2018. What options are left to borrowers wanting to buy residential or commercial property for their self managed superannuation fund (SMSF)? Can...
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ABAs 2018: We Won!
Home Loan Experts has won ‘Social and Community Service Program of the Year’ and named a ‘Customer Service of the Year – Office (more than 5 brokers)’ finalist at the 2018 Australian Broking Awards. We are humbled to once again be recognised...
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