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First home buyers accessing super to rise CQ property prices

Federal MPs are pushing to allow first home buyers to access $40k from superannuation for a deposit.

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28th Feb. 2021 3:02 PM

Central Queensland property prices will surge according to Industry Super Australia if a proposal to allow first home buyers to access $40k from their superannuation is approved.

Scheme gives first-time buyers greater options

The increase in the house price cap for those using the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme means many more Brisbane suburbs...

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06th Oct. 2020 2:10 PM

Brooke Thomas, 37, was one of the first applicants tobe approved for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. Photo: Lyndon Mechielsen

Rates on hold: What you must consider with your mortgage

The RBA has left the cash rate on hold as record low interest rates have left many borrowers unsure of whether to fix their...

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06th Oct. 2020 2:10 PM

Many borrowers can split their home loans and have some a portion variable and a portion fixed.

RBA holds but mortgage ‘rates keep tumbling’

Recordbreaking scenes are unfolding that could see teaser rates dip below the current 2.05 per cent lowest available home...

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07th July 2020 3:07 PM

Recordbreaking scenes are unfolding that could see teaser rates dip below the current 2.05 per cent lowest available home loan rate.

Rates on hold: What borrowers should do next

The Reserve Bank of Australia board has kept the cash rate on hold but there’s still some important steps borrowers should...

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07th April 2020 3:04 PM

Reserve Bank rates are on hold, as owner occupier borrowers are urged to negotiate a rate with a “2” in front.

Aussies left paying mortgages into 90s, experts say

One in eight home loan customers are aged 60 and above, and could be left paying mortgages off until their 90s.

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24th Feb. 2020 7:02 AM

Illion’s chief executive officer Simon Bligh says “Australians were bingeing on mortgage debt” in a low-interest rate environment, which was a major concern, particularly because so many Australians aged 60 plus could be paying off loans for decades to come.

Aussies flock to first home buyer loan scheme

Aussies desperate to enter the property market have flooded the first home buyers scheme.

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09th Jan. 2020 7:01 PM

Aussies desperate to enter the property market have flooded the first home buyers scheme.

Home loan shock as bank lends $3.5 to million 74-year-old

Borrowers aged in their 70s, who are at the end of their working lives, are getting hefty 30-year home loans from banks.

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02nd Jan. 2020 6:01 PM

Borrowers aged in their 70s, who are at the end of their working lives, are getting hefty 30-year home loans from banks.

The reasons why your bank might reject your loan application

Buyers hoping to get a home loan approved need to remember that banks are still analysing every living expense, despite...

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04th Oct. 2019 3:10 PM

It has gotten easier to get a loan, but banks are still looking at everyday expenses.

Why your bank won’t pass on the full interest rate cut

The latest cash rate cut has failed to be passed on in full to millions of mortgage customers but the big banks have...

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02nd Oct. 2019 12:10 PM

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