Home loans
Bendigo's new boss sees big four woes as opportunity
Managing director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Mike Hirst will retire after nine years running the regional lender, to be replaced by Marnie Baker.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Revealed: the $370k saving you can get by shopping for a home loan
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive home loans can leave borrowers paying hundreds of thousands of dollars more in interest over 30 years.
- by John Collett
Q&A
Airbnb
How does renting out my home on Airbnb affect my capital gains tax?
Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
Opinion
The attractions of interest-only loans
Despite the tighter regulations governing interest only loans, potential borrowers can obtain substantial benefits from this source of funds.
- by Daryl Dixon
Westpac Banking Corporation
Westpac cuts fixed rates for first home buyers
Westpac is cutting fixed interest rates for first home buyers, as lenders compete in one of the fastest-growing segments of the home loan market.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Opinion
How secret 'zoning effect' costs home buyers hundreds of thousands
A recent study by the Reserve Bank has lifted the lid on a little-understood cost of housing.
- by Jessica Irvine
Super & Retirement
Ask Noel: can a disability pensioner be given a large sum of money?
Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
- by Noel Whittaker
Rod Sims
ACCC to deliver mortgage pricing inquiry report next week
Next week could be a bruising one for the reputations of Australia's big banks.
- by Clancy Yeates
Opinion
Opinion
From world’s most liveable city to Australia’s most expensive city?
Melbourne is projected to grow to 8 million people by 2050, or roughly the size of London today.
- by John Daley
Banking & Finance
Easing APRA's investor curbs would boost competition: mutuals
Any move to loosen the curbs on lending to property investors would deliver a much-needed shot in the arm to competition, say mutuals.
- by Clancy Yeates
Commonwealth Bank
CBA cuts fixed rates for property investors
CBA is cutting fixed interest rates across all of its loans targeted at property investors, as the bank chases faster growth among landlord borrowers.
- by Clancy Yeates