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Home Loan Application - Send us your details - We find you options

Save time and shop around, download and complete this home loan application form or click the Apply Now image on the right to access an online form then submit, email or fax to a finance broker who will enter your information directly into their home loan comparison software enabling you to compare, choose and then apply for one of the hundreds of different home loans that are available without even leaving your home or workplace. Read more

Interest Rates

Interest rates information and resources

Interest rates are almost always on the move. Either up or down. When rates increase the popular media generally devote a lot of space to the fact and issue reports of the detrimental effect rising interest rates are causing.

Rising interest rates for others could be a windfall. For example, an investor might negotiate a bargin purchase price for an investment property, provided a vendor is motivated to sell due to encountering affordability problems as a result of increasing home loan interest rates. Read more

First Home Buyers

Most first home buyers in Australia are eligible for reductions in purchase stamp duty normally payable or other state government based first home buyer incentives when purchasing their first home to occupy.

NSW first home buyers should visit this page for the latest first home owners grant information.

There is also the opportunity of applying for the $7000 First Home Owner Grant from the Australian Commonwealth Government. Read more

Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate Unchanged

STATEMENT BY GLENN STEVENS, GOVERNOR MONETARY POLICY At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.0 per cent. Read more

2009 Budget First Home Buyers

2009 Budget Announcement

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The First Home Owner's Boost, worth an extra $14,000 for buyers of a newly built home and $7,000 for buyers of existing homes, will be extended until September 30 at the full rate.

From October 1, the Boost will be halved to $7,000 for new homes and reduced from where it used to be at $7,000 to $3,500 for existing homes, and will no longer be offered after December 31.

Original scheme of $7000 for new home buyers to be retained.

This part is not a budget announcement; Read more

May 2009 RBA Media Release

No: 2009-08
Date: 5 May 2009
Embargo: For Immediate Release
STATEMENT BY GLENN STEVENS, GOVERNOR MONETARY POLICY

At its meeting today the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.0 per cent. Read more

Business Finance

Fighting Fund Business Finance Current as at 14th April 2009

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Home Loan Refinance

Refinancing your home loan with help from a finance broker.

In this current environment of lower interest rates it may be an opportune time for many borrowers to investigate potential benefits of refinancing an existing home loan or investment property loan. Read more

ING Interest Rate Reduction

ING Interest Rate Reduction

ING have announced that effective from 17 April 2009, all residential variable home loan interest rates will reduce by 0.10 percent pa.

Fixed home loan interest rates remain unchanged.

 

 

Homeside Reduce Variable Interest Rate

Homeside variable rates reduced by 0.10%pa
effective Friday 17 April 2009

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ANZ Variable Interest Rate Changes

ANZ Variable Home Loan Interest Rate Reduction

ANZ have announced the following changes to the interest rates for variable rate mortgages effective Friday, 17th April 2009:

  • ANZ Standard Variable Rate - 0.10 percent
  • ANZ Simplicity PLUS - 0.10 percent
  • ANZ Equity Manager - 0.10 percent

Interest Rates for existing Easy Start, Money Saver and Home Equity Loans will also decrease by -0.10 percent pa.

 

Suncorp decreases variable interest rates on home loans

Suncorp Variable Interest Rates

Following the decrease in official interest rates announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia on 7 April 2009, Suncorp’s variable home loan interest rates will decrease by 0.10 percent p.a.

This will take effect on Monday 20 April 2009.

RBA Announces Further Interest Rate Cut

STATEMENT BY GLENN STEVENS, GOVERNOR MONETARY POLICY

At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.0 per cent, effective 8 April 2009. Read more

Refinance Your Current Home Loan Offer

If you have a current mortgage managed home loan, or even select bank home loans with lenders or banks who are NOT on our current panel of lenders, Ability Finance are now offering a special refinance incentive that could put cash back into your pocket.

Visit the Ability Finance brokers home loan refinance enquiry form to send your refinance information to Ability Finance. Read more

Australian Property Prices

Where are house prices in Australia headed?

We still hear many observers of the popular media expecting house prices in Australia to fall. Read more

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