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Hotspots 08 DEC 2020

New housing loan commitments soar to $22bn

The total value of new loan commitments for housing and the value of owner-occupier home loan commitments each reached...
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Hotspots 20 NOV 2020

Falling loan deferrals prove market recovery: REIA

The reduction in loan deferral defies doom and gloom forecasts in the property market, the Real Estate Industry of...
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Finance 05 NOV 2020

Westpac decreases interest rate for home loans

Westpac has announced further changes to support home loan and small-business customers, including lowering fixed home...
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Hotspots 21 NOV 2019

Property investment 101: Loan options for first home buyers

Having a well-structured mortgage loan that suits the investor’s specific needs, capabilities, limitations and...
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Finance 27 NOV 2018

Interest-only loans divide property investors

A new study has revealed the nation is evenly split on interest-only loans; half of Australians think the loan type is...
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Hotspots 22 OCT 2018

The different types of home loans for investors explored

Having a well-structured mortgage loan that suits the investor’s specific goals, capabilities and limitations is...
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Finance 18 OCT 2018

Extending interest-only home loans: is it worth the risk?

By 2020, around 200,000 interest-only loans worth over $480 billion will expire and reset to principal-and-interest...
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Finance 17 OCT 2018

When to use specialist products like Low Doc Loans

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance. When you think about it, a self-employed person is often really busy running their...
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Finance 09 OCT 2018

Fixed rate loans spike as banks circle

With home loan interest rates up at three out of the four major banks, fixed rate mortgages are on the rise with...
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Finance 05 OCT 2018

Investment tip: Managing interest-only loans in fluctuating markets

As the biggest Australian property markets enter the softening phase, investors are warned against falling off the...
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Hotspots 28 SEP 2018

Bank reveals top reasons property investors avoid loan applications

The results of a survey from a bank have found that almost 50 per cent of investors avoid applying for home loans...
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Finance 26 SEP 2018

When are interest-only loans going to be more viable again?

With the recent push away from interest-only loans by APRA and the RBA, this investor favourite is becoming more...
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Finance 24 SEP 2018

How to navigate through the danger zone of interest-only loans

Chances are if you currently have an interest-only loan, it will be running out in the next few years, or what one...
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Finance 24 SEP 2018

Making the Most from Interest Only Loans

Promoted by Blue Ink Finance The age-old debate of Interest Only (IO) V’s Principal and Interest (P&I) is being...
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Finance 14 SEP 2018

Sharp falls in investor and IO loans have reduced ‘the build of risk’: APRA

APRA’s announcement of drops in investor and interest-only loan approvals has revealed the full extent of its...
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Finance 19 FEB 2016

What are the big four banks doing to investment loans?

With the big four banks complying with lending changes, what does this mean for property investors?
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Finance 02 OCT 2014

Banks have reduced their fixed-rate home loans

It seems we are in the midst of a mortgage war with many of the big banks reducing their fixed-rate home loans to...
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Finance 30 SEP 2014

Auction buyers risk loan shortfall

As market conditions heat up in capital cities, investors have been warned to avoid overpaying at auction or face a...
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Finance 07 JUN 2011

Banks push unnecessary loans

More than half of bank staff say they have seen customers steered towards financial products that they may not need, in...
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