Save thousands on your home loan
Compare 25+ lenders and hundreds of loans in an instant
I want:
Westpac Macquarie citibank commonwealth bank anz bankwest
finni mortgages logo
google reviews
4.9
star star star star star
Rating based on 147 reviews

×

Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

Property investment is often regarded as a game of finance. Here’s how you can best understand the financing options and strategies to suit your portfolio.

spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Housing affordability hit by rising rates

Last year’s spate of interest rate hikes has put a considerable dent in housing affordability.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Rates on hold till mid-year: HSBC

Economists widely believe the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold again when the Board meets later this week.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

CBA increases max LVR

The Commonwealth Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to increase its maximum LVR (loan to valuation...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

CBA unveils ground breaking no fee loan

In what has been touted as an industry first, the Commonwealth Bank has launched a new no fee variable interest rate...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Buyers turn to brokers

Home buyers and investors are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers, the latest Mortgage and Finance Association of...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Investors unfazed by interest rates

Stability in the cash rate has reduced investors’ concerns about borrowing costs with potential for capital growth...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

More calls for stamp duty reform

First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis has joined the voices calling for a reform of state taxes, in particular stamp...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

St George customers can borrow more

Property buyers will now be able to borrow more with St George, with the bank re-introducing home loans up to 95 per...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

New savings account for home savers

The Commonwealth Bank has released a new savings product to help aspiring property buyers save a deposit faster.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Self-employed investors struggle for finance

The new national consumer credit protection laws have reduced lender appetite for low doc (low documentation) loans,...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Buyers to win as bank battle breaks out

Investors’ financing options are widening as competition between the big banks fires up.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

New mortgages hit 10 yr low

The number of new Australian owner-occupier mortgages has hit a ten-year low in 2010, research from Datamonitor found.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Bank unveils 6.90pc home loan

Bankwest has today unveiled a heavily discounted variable rate loan that will be available as of Saturday 12 February.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Rates on hold till Q3

The recent flood disaster could stop the Reserve Bank from lifting rates until the third quarter of the year.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Non-bank eyes market share

In a bid to step up its competitive threat to the banks, Yellow Brick Road has become the first non-bank to offer term...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Fixed rate popularity stalls

Demand for fixed rate mortgages stalled in January, new research has found.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Big bank alternatives gather pace

Australia’s second tier lenders are gaining ground on Australia’s majors.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

UBank to launch online mortgage

National Australia Bank is gearing up to launch a new online mortgage product through its UBank brand.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Property buyers will weather rate rises: survey

The majority of Australian mortgage holders are prepared for future rate rises and will be able to accommodate...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

One third of borrowers unhappy with lender

One in three mortgage holders will look to switch lenders when exit fees are relaxed, new research has found.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Industry welcomes rate relief

Industry leaders have supported the RBA’s decision to leave interest rates on hold this month.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Rate pressures ease – for now

In its much anticipated first meeting for 2011 the Reserve Bank this week voted to keep the official cash rate on hold...
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Cash Rate on Hold - February 2011

The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Australians look to boost savings in 2011

Most Australians have resolved to make 2011 the year of boosting the bank balance, according to a national survey.
READ NOW
spi default article image em4omm
read icon 1 min read

Aussies dissatisfied with mortgage

Almost half of all Australian mortgage holders want to swap lenders, but don’t know if it is worth the effort.
READ NOW