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RBA Interest Rate Decision – June 2018

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Here are Phillip Lowe‘s comments with respect to the Australian housing market. Inflation is low and is likely to remain so for some time, reflecting low growth in labour costs and strong competition in retailing. A gradual pick-up [ Read More ]

2017/18 Canberra Property Report – Find it here

What questions should I ask the Real Estate Agent?

You’ve been house hunting for what seems like months (because, well it HAS been months) and you’ve have finally found “the one.” It has the open plan kitchen you want, the separate living space for you to relax without being surrounded by kids toys and a lovely patch of lawn that you know won’t stay [ Read More ]

RBA Interest Rate Decision – May 2018

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Here are Phillip Lowe‘s comments with respect to the Australian housing market. The housing markets in Sydney and Melbourne have slowed. Nationwide measures of housing prices are little changed over the past six months, with prices having recorded [ Read More ]

Q&A Video: What can you do NOW to financially prepare for a new addition to your family?

Are there things you could be doing now, to ensure you’re financially prepared for a new addition to your family? (Yes!) Watch our short video to find out.

What is an offset account and is it worth getting one?

Despite offset accounts being around for years, there’s still many home owners who: a) don’t know about offset accounts; or b) have an offset attached to their home loan but aren’t using it properly.   We want to change that! Below we explain what an offset account is and how if differs from a basic [ Read More ]

How can I maximise interest savings with my offset account for minimum effort?

You have an 100% offset account as part of a professional package loan and it’s correctly linked against your owner occupied home loan.* With each monthly statement, you can see you’re saving interest but you’d like to see if you can push those interest savings higher. If you want to squeeze every little interest saving [ Read More ]

Q&A Video: Why do you need a Pre-Approval in place before house-hunting?

Why do you need a Pre-Approval before you start house-hunting? Watch our short video to find out You can find more detail on the benefits of a Pre-Approval here.

RBA Interest Rate Decision – April 2018

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Here’s part of the Media Release issued by Phillip Lowe. The global economy has strengthened over the past year. A number of advanced economies are growing at an above-trend rate and unemployment rates are low. The Chinese economy continues [ Read More ]

What does, “Do your research!” actually mean when you’re trying to buy a house?

When you’re looking for a new home to buy, everyone always says, ‘Do your research!’ But what does that actually mean?! Let’s assume you’ve already done your research on the finance side of things and spoken to us about your options. You know how much you can comfortably borrow and have a pre-approval in place. [ Read More ]