Don’t go out on Friday night, eat more cabbage, cancel Netflix, live with your mum. Blah. How about some helpful advice? Every bank and major lender will offer ‘helpful’ advice on saving for a deposit for your first
Buying a house is usually the most expensive purchase in a person’s life. But in a competitive market, it’s also important to move fast: you don’t want to miss out on that perfect property because you
For decades now we’ve heard of people moving out of big cities for the less frenetic pace of regional cities and towns. A ‘sea change’ or ‘tree change’ is seen as a way to slow down
We’ve said it before: we are not in the business of predicting decisions by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on interest rates. Doing so is a fools’ game, best left to economists and bankers. All the
Interest rates. Wow. Just 6 months ago predictions were that they’d remain on hold in Australia until they started to drop. Maybe in 2024. Maybe early 2025. But things have happened in the United States
Mortgage Broker Melbourne is pleased to offer anyone – whether you’re an existing client or not – a free, no obligation health check on your home loan mortgage. Too many people have loans that don’t suit their
If you’re buying as new property before selling your old one, or you need money to fund a new build, bridging finance might be needed. Here Mortgage Broker Melbourne explains what bridging loans are, and the pros
In Victoria, body corporates – also known as owners corporations – are essential to the management of multi-unit residences. A body corporate is essentially a committee of owners who are in charge of overseeing financial management,
The RBA delivered a second rate pause in a row today as inflation eases slightly, though still above the Central Bank’s target range. The RBA noted that its official cash rate remains on hold at 4.35% as
Melbourne mortgage holders received relief of sorts today after the RBA left its benchmark cash rate unchanged at 4.35%. The RBA took a circumspect approach after three hikes in as many meetings have taken a financial toll
More bad news for Melbourne home loan mortgage holders as the RBA today hiked the official cash rate to 4.35% – its third increase this year. Australia’s central bank raised its rate by 0.25% today, pointing to
