5% deposit scheme expands early – will it increase house prices?

By: Bishnu Aryal

The popular Home Guarantee Scheme that lets first home buyers get into the market with just a 5% deposit has been expanded sooner than expected. But an unexpected twist...

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Surge in switching: 1,000 home loans refinanced every day

By: Bishnu Aryal

Three rate cuts since February have spurred home owners to take a closer look at their home loan. Turns out plenty have found a loan better suited to their...

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Third rate cut delivered this year as RBA trims cash rate to 3.60%

By: Bishnu Aryal

Borrowers around the country have been delivered a sunnier financial outlook this month after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today trimmed the cash rate by another 25 basis...

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Skipping pre-approval sees 1-in-10 first home buyers miss out

By: Bishnu Aryal

Buying a first home isn’t always easy, and first-timers sometimes miss out on a place they’ve set their heart on. But more than one-in-ten first-time buyers have missed out...

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Two-thirds of borrowers could save by refinancing: report

By: Bishnu Aryal

Home owners hoping for rate relief in July may be disappointed, but it’s still possible to score a rate cut of your own by refinancing. Despite this, plenty of...

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Australian home price average tops $1 million

By: Bishnu Aryal

Property values nationally have passed a major milestone with the average home price pushing through the $1 million mark for the first time ever. Have you been putting off...

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How you could boost your home’s value by $118,000 (and save on bills)

By: Bishnu Aryal

With winter temps falling, chances are your power bills will rise. This helps explain why buyers are willing to pay 14% extra for energy-efficient homes on average. Here’s how...

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Myth buster: do weekly repayments pay off an offset loan faster?

By: Bishnu Aryal

There’s a common misconception around offset account home loans that making loan repayments more frequently helps to pay off the balance much sooner. We bust that myth and reveal...

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Election 2025: what’s on offer for first home buyers?

By: Bishnu Aryal

Australians will head to the polls on May 3, and with housing affordability shaping up as a key election issue, we unpack how the two major parties are pledging...

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Home owners notch up gains of $230,000 in just 5 years

By: Bishnu Aryal

Did you know that the average home owner saw their property’s value rise $46,000 per year over the past five years? Today we’ll look at ways you could put...

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