Home Loan News & Articles

Keep informed with the latest up to date news on home loans and the Australian housing market with links to news and finance related articles.

Home Loan Now Article:
Buying a home can be a very stressful time! Especially for first home buyers who have no experience in the purchase of a home. Read our 'Home Loan Checklist'

News.com.au Finance Article Jun 22 2009:
STAMP duty on housing loans could be abolished after the Henry tax review, which is likely to recommend states be given a share of income tax to make up the difference. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Jun 20 2009:
POCKETS of the real estate industry loathe them, but a decade after buyers' agents first appeared in Australia, increasing numbers of home buyers appear to love them. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Jun 18 2009:
HOME loan borrowers are paying an extra $2.7 billion a year in repayments because they don't shop around for the best deals. . Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Jun 16 2009:
THE Reserve Bank saw no pressing need to cut interest rates in June given signs of a stablising global economy. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Apr 8 2009:
The Reserve Bank cut the interest rate by 25 basis points, ANZ, Westpac, CBA have reduced their home loan rates by 10 basis points, however NAB sits on the current rate. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Mar 3 2009:
The Reserve Bank denied homeowners a rare moment of good news amid all the economic doom and gloom today, leaving the official interest rate steady at 3.25 per cent. Read more »

The Australian Finance Article Feb 23 2009:
THE Commonwealth Bank will tighten borrowing rules for first-home buyers to insist they contribute at least 3 per cent of the purchase price in their own money. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Feb 16 2009:
THE Australian dream of owning a home is more affordable now than it has been for five years following lower interest rates and greater Government subsidies, a report says. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Feb 16 2009:
A RISE in the number of investment properties whose rental returns exceed the cost of the mortgage will trigger a recovery in the housing market. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Feb 04 2009:
THE big four banks will pass on the full central bank interest rate cut but warn it will be harder to do so in future. Read more »

News.com.au Finance Article Jan 14 2009:
THE first home buyer share of the mortgage market has risen to a seven-year high in response to big rate cuts and generous grants to new home owners. Read more »

 

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