Tom’s Take – March 2025 Welcome back to our first update of 2025. We’re expecting a busy year ahead with an RBA rate cut last month (hopefully just the start), along with a rising clearance rate and increased stock levels. Interest Rate Update The RBA announced the first rate reduction…
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Congrats to our March Winner — Darby wins a $500 Bunnings voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Darby, and they’ve…
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Temperatures are starting to cool down and many of us are breathing a sigh of relief that the kids have returned to school. As housing affordability plunges to an all-time low, a tree change looks more appealing than ever. You certainly get more bang for your buck outside the city,…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has today decided to decrease the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.10%, the first decrease since November 2020. Today’s welcome news for mortgage holders is the result of the RBA being confident that inflation is remaining steady, with the current headline inflation rate at…
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Congrats to our February Winner — Cymon wins a $500 Bunnings voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Cymon, and they’ve…
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Congrats to our January Winner — Rob wins a $500 Bunnings voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Rob, and they’ve…
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Tom’s Take – End of Year 2024 It has been an interesting year for the industry with steady interest rates, potential future rate reductions and mixed results with property value growth across all states. It’s seen plenty of buyers taking advantage of reduced competition and investors selling up (especially apartments)…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a hold on the cash rate of 4.35% at today’s meeting. The decision to keep the cash rate unchanged was widely expected at this meeting. Policymakers are likely taking into account the Consumer Price Index (CPI) sitting at 2.8%, which is within…
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Congrats to our December Winner — Merryn wins a $500 Good Guys voucher! We appreciate your feedback, that’s why each month we give our customers who have recently settled a loan the chance to go in the competition to win a small thank-you gift. This month’s winner is Merryn, and…
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With many Australian households finding cost of living pressures very real, in this edition we share some simple budget-conscious ideas that can help you save cash at Christmas time. If you or someone you know is really struggling to meet mortgage repayments, we take a close look at how to…
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