When Was The Last Time You Checked Your Self Managed Super Fund Investment Loans? I was on a webinar the other day and the host was talking about how a lot of borrowers are currently paying 8% interest on their SMSF investment loans. Unfortunately, a lot of investors don’t really stay on top of their…
Update (June 2026): This scheme has been renamed and expanded. Since 1 October 2025 it operates as the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme, with no income caps, unlimited places, and higher property price caps. For the current 2026 rules, NSW price caps, participating lenders, and worked examples, see our up-to-date guide: Australian Government 5% Deposit…
This Is Getting Out Of Hand And A Small Glimmer Of Good News – Why are Interest Rates so High in Australia? Why are Interest Rates so high and keep on rising? Banks are again revising the number of rate rises the RBA will make. Thanks to the minimum wage rise, there are a number…
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Last issue I mentioned that fixed rates are up. But variable interest rates are low. The trend continues with more and more banks putting their fixed rates up. Variable rates are now also up by 0.25% p.a. after the Reserve Bank decision in May 2022. The flow on effect has been the media running a…
Since we’ve gone back to work after the summer holidays, I seem to have been asked one question more than any other. “Is it time to fix my home loan interest rate?” The reason clients are asking this is that we are seeing fixed interest rates at more than 1% p.a. below some variable rate…
Thanks to changes by APRA (The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) the lenders have a responsibility to ensure you can afford the loan repayments as well as your living expenses. As such they may have to really dig into your personal finances before they can approve you for a loan and assess your borrowing capacity. What…
Over the last 18 months or so, we were being told ‘no’ for a lot more home loan applicants than usual because the banks were forced to use a high ‘assessment rate’ on both new home loan lending and existing lending not being refinanced. When you apply for a loan, the lender is required to…
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