At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. Statement by RBA’s Glenn Stevens: The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some softening in conditions […]
Property finance fundamentals… *Updated: [date] Smart property investors use $ millions of dollars of Other People’s Money [OPM] to build their investment portfolios! And the best source of OPM… the Banks of course. In fact, as a property […]
Should you convert interest only loans to principal & interest? For as long as I can remember ‘interest only’ loans have been priced the same as ‘principal & interest’ [P&I] loans, however that all changed not too long ago, when lenders began […]
At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. Statement by RBA’s Glenn Stevens: The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in […]
Big four banks raise variable rates All the major banks have now announced increases to their home loans rates in response to the regulatory changes requiring them to hold more capital. [That’s the reason they’re giving us […]
The fallout from APRA’s new lending requirements continues… Following on from the Westpac .20% rate rise, CBA just announced an increase in its variable home loan rates by .15%, citing the rise will partially offset costs associated […]
What are your investment options? *Updated: [date] There are a lot of different ways you can invest your hard earned savings. But which one is best? With so many investment options to help you grow your wealth […]
The fallout from APRA’s new lending requirements continues… We recently wrote about the effects on lending due to APRA’s tough stance on high LVR loans, extensive investor lending and lenient loan servicing. As you’ve no doubt read, […]
At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. Statement by RBA’s Glenn Stevens: The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in […]
Did you know that 57% of Australians over 65 years of age live on less than $399 per week? *Updated: [date] In fact, the most recent Census data shows a whopping 85% of Australians have been retiring […]