The five best quality home loans charging under 6 per cent
Opinion
Home loans

The five best quality home loans charging under 6 per cent

With rate cuts now not likely until next year,anyone who hasn’t already optimised their interest really ought to.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Parents thinking of helping kids into property must consider this
Opinion
Home loans

Parents thinking of helping kids into property must consider this

I have long been of the “help sooner rather than later” view,but if you hand over a lump sum to your children,is it going to be a gift or a loan?

  • byNoel Whittaker
Our obsession with property is pathological. Something’s gotta give
Opinion
Investing

Our obsession with property is pathological. Something’s gotta give

Forget the Sunday trip to Bunnings - investing in property is the greatest Australian pastime of all,and queuing for house inspections is our national sport.

  • byWilliam Bennett
How to get a bit of breathing space on your home loan
Opinion
Home loans

How to get a bit of breathing space on your home loan

You can forget about pandemic-level mortgage breaks – but you can still get some reprieve on your loan if you follow these five steps.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Should we use savings to pay down mortgage or invest in shares?

Should we use savings to pay down mortgage or invest in shares?

Once you get to the point where your mortgage isn’t weighing you down,you can explore other investment options.

  • byNoel Whittaker
Thinking about using a mortgage broker? Here’s one thing you should always ask

Thinking about using a mortgage broker? Here’s one thing you should always ask

One-in-five mortgage brokers did not write a single loan in the six months to March 2023 and could be out of touch with the market.

  • byJohn Collett
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Fears as more shoppers use credit cards to buy now,pay later
Analysis
BNPL

Fears as more shoppers use credit cards to buy now,pay later

Many people are using credit cards to pay off their buy now,pay later (BNPL) debt,stoking fears of a cascading “debt trap”.

  • byJohn Collett