Australian homeowners are failing to put in the effort and seek out better home loan deals despite slow wage growth and piling levels of household debt. These findings come from new research by State Custodians Home Loans which polled over 1,000 people across the country. Surprisingly, only 13% said they were always on the lookout […]
The number of home loan arrears has levelled out, breaking a two-year trend, according to analysts from S&P Global Ratings. In its regular monthly report, RMBS Arrears Statistics: Australia, the rating agency said delinquent housing loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) stayed stable at 1.21% in May, unchanged from April. However, while this level […]
Changes in the investment lending market have adversely affected the property plans of Australian investors, according to Mortgage Choice. Mortgage Choice’s annual Investor Survey revealed that 42.6 per cent of Australian investors said that they were affected by stricter investment lending rules, up nearly 10 per cent from last year’s figure of 33 per cent. […]
Small investors are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of using their self-managed super funds (SMSF) and trusts to buy commercial property, encouraged by the higher income yields and lower level of risk than some other asset classes. Commercial property can offer a net investment yield, after fees, of between 6 and 6.5 per cent […]
How to safeguard your finances if your relationship breaks down and your partner moves out. A COUPLE of weeks ago we wrote a column on how to protect yourself financially if you move in with your partner. As a result we were swamped by queries from people asking about the opposite … what to do […]