by Fennell West | Aug 14, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Over the past year, the cost of pretty much everything has gone up. Inflation is still rising at around 7% per month, way ahead of the Reserve Bank’s target of 2-3% – and, while it means we have significantly less money in our pockets every month and need to budget...
by Fennell West | Aug 10, 2023 | News
The Reserve Bank (RBA) may have kept the cash rate on hold but that hasn’t stopped some lenders from hiking their variable home loan rates. Here’s how borrowers are fighting back. Home owners may be celebrating two months of the RBA cash rate staying on hold. But...
by Fennell West | Aug 3, 2023 | News
Mortgage holders rejoice – the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold in August for the second month in a row. So have we finally reached calmer waters? Or is there one last rate rise wave headed our way? In what many will see as better news than a...
by Fennell West | Jul 27, 2023 | News
With plenty of pundits tipping interest rates will start to fall in the next 12 months, we look at why the big banks are hiking their fixed rates – and unpack what it means for the rate outlook. The past few months have seen interest rates on fixed home loans deliver...
by Fennell West | Jul 20, 2023 | News
Australians are showering their homes with $1 billion worth of love each month as home improvement spending ramps up. We look at the cost of popular renovations – and how to foot the bill. Belts may be tightening but not, it seems, for renovators. The latest figures...
