Ready for lift-off: how to prepare a buffer for more rate rises

By: Bishnu Aryal

Rate rises are a bit like taking off in a plane. Sure, it's a bit nervy, but so long as you’ve run through your pre-flight check, have a well-serviced...

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RBA increases cash rate to 0.35% amid high inflation concerns

By: Bishnu Aryal

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.35% amid high inflation concerns and has signalled more cash rate increases...

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Brace yourselves: a May rate hike might be coming next week

By: Bishnu Aryal

The chances of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifting the official cash rate on Tuesday just increased dramatically after figures showed the cost of living jumped 5.1% over...

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Attention first home buyers! Price caps increase for 5% deposit scheme

By: Bishnu Aryal

First home buyers with a deposit of just 5% will soon have more purchasing power thanks to an increase in property price caps for the highly popular Home Guarantee...

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What the!? Tesla came third on the new vehicles sold list?

By: Bishnu Aryal

Car enthusiasts around the nation got a bit of a shock this week when the Tesla Model 3 rocketed up the sales leaderboard to place third for all new...

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How to save a first home deposit in just over a year

By: Bishnu Aryal

It’s taking young couples roughly five years on average to save for a 20% home loan deposit, according to new research. Want to hear something crazy, though? We know...

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Budget winners: first home buyers, regional buyers, single parents

By: Bishnu Aryal

First home buyers, regional buyers and single parents keen to crack the property market are the big winners in this year’s federal budget - with 50,000 low deposit, no...

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16 ways the government should tackle housing affordability: report

By: Bishnu Aryal

Think property prices have gone a little bonkers? You’re not the only one. Which is why a report with 16 recommendations to tackle housing affordability has just been plonked...

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What’s your debt-to-income ratio? And why do lenders care about it?

By: Bishnu Aryal

New data from the lending watchdog reveals almost one in four new mortgages are risky. How are they deemed risky? Well, it’s got something to do with your debt-to-income...

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Thought about buying an EV? Interest rates for them are dropping

By: Bishnu Aryal

It wasn’t long ago that the idea of buying an electric vehicle (EV) seemed like a bit of futuristic science-fiction. But with interest rates on EV loans recently dropping...

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