FOMO factor: more Aussies looking to buy with mates or siblings
02/12/2021
Ever thought about buying a property with a friend or family member? You're not the only one. The rising cost of property and FOMO has led to more than a quarter of Australians considering buying a...
How well has your salary kept up with house prices?
25/11/2021
You've probably noticed that house prices in Australia consistently outstrip growth in wages. But by how much? And what can you do to make sure you're not forever chasing the great Australian...
Think property prices will dip when rates rise? Don’t bet the house on it
18/11/2021
Whether you're looking to buy, sell or hold, there's a good chance you've wondered whether the property market will tumble when interest rates rise, right? Today we'll look at what happened to house p...
How to protect your business and your customers from scams
15/11/2021
When you pay a supplier or service provider, are you certain you're paying the right account? You've got to be super careful these days, as scammers are compromising inboxes and requesting payments...
Open banking is ramping up, so how are lenders using your data?
11/11/2021
Open banking is here and it's charging full steam ahead. So just how are lenders and fintechs using your shared data in this brave, new, data-fuelled world? A new report has shed some interesting...
Wheels in motion: RBA paves the way for early cash rate rise
04/11/2021
Mortgage holders are facing a sooner-than-expected cash rate rise after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) revised its outlook due to the economy bouncing back strongly from the Delta outbreak. So...
Netflix and too chill: house hunters cutting corners on inspections
28/10/2021
More than half of Australian house hunters spend the same amount of time inspecting a property as they do watching an episode on Netflix, according to new research. We get it. You see a house...
Are you relying on a personal credit card for business expenses?
25/10/2021
We've all been guilty of the odd credit card mix-up from time to time - it happens! But if you're consistently relying on a personal credit card to pay your business expenses - like 4-in-10 SME owners...
Seismic shift: two major banks hike fixed interest rates
21/10/2021
Are the days of ultra-low fixed interest rates over? It's looking increasingly so, with two major banks increasing their fixed rates this week. So if you've been thinking about fixing your mortgage...
How 1-in-10 first home buyers cracked the market 4 years sooner
14/10/2021
Almost 33,000 Australians bought their first home four years sooner thanks to two federal government schemes that give first home buyers a leg up into the property market. Could you, or someone you...
