home loans

Searching and applying for a home loan has just become so much easier for consumers according to a new entrant into the mortgage broking industry. Some 750,000 home loans settle each year and according to industry reports, 53% of home loans are settled by borrowers choosing to use the services…

Home Loans, Approvals and First Home Buyers

By simplyaskit

In this Eccho me podcast Paul Ryan talks to award winning Finance Broker Nicole Cannon from Pink Finance. In the podcast Nicole provides her expert advice on: the Reserve Banks decision to cut the cash rate by 0.25% in May 2016 and how the banks and lenders reacted with their own…

With the recent RBA rate reduction, stalling inflation, the longest federal election in our history, debate over negative gearing and question marks over the strength of Australia’s housing market – it’s only right to be a little confused about where the economy is heading. With nearly 800 thousand home loans…

How to access equity in your property

By Tim Russell

It goes without saying that if you have a home loan, your first goal should be to work on paying the thing off! As such, the way home loans tend to pan out is that you will have minimal savings as all your money is going towards reducing your home…

It’s been reported the increase in tobacco excise announced in the 2016 Budget will see the cost of a packet of cigarettes increase from $25.00 as it is today, to an estimated cost of $40.00 by 2020. I don’t smoke, but I must admit to being quite surprised at how…