Resources: Market Update
- January 2012
Jan 5, 2012 Is the walk-in wardrobe the ultimate women's retreat? For many women the walk-in wardrobe is the ultimate storage solution and a near necessity in modern life. But it......
- December 2011
Dec 6th Tips on how to move house with your pet The team at Rates Online has come up with our very own moving guide for homebuyers with a pet. Firstly, it is a good idea to......
- November 2011
Nov 2, 2011 Homebuyers may benefit from interest rate cuts Homebuyers may benefit from recent changes to the inflation rate, which seems set to reduce the overall cost of home......
- October 2011
Oct 6 st , 2011 RBA keeps interest rate steady for another month The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have announced its decision to keep the cash rate at 4.75 per cent - making this the......
- September 2011
Sep 1 st , 2011 Melbourne ranked most liveable city in the world The Victorian capital has beaten out Vancouver and 138 other countries to take the number one spot in the Economist......
- August 2011
Aug 3 rd , 2011 Reserve Bank keeps interest rate steady The cash rate will remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent after yesterday's (August 2) decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia. ......
- July 2011
July 5 th , 2011 Official Interest Rates Stable for another Month As anticipated by economists, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate steady at 4.75 per cent.......
- June 2011
June 6, 2011 $1 Credit Cards and $100 Cash Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, is offering $1 credit cards with a $100 up front credit. The deal has been criticized by......
- May 2011
May 9, 2011 Aussie dollar at record high against the greenback The Australian dollar peaked at a record $US1.10 last week. This high has had benefit for shoppers by making imports......
- April 2011
April 8, 2011 Australian Government Still Supports Smaller Lenders The Government will continue to support vital funding, to the tune of $4 billion, to help smaller lenders compete with......
- March 2011
March 7 th The battle of the banks continue The big banks want your business and it looks like they will do anything to get it - waving fees, boosting interest rate discounts and even paying......
- February 2011
Is the low doc or no doc home loan dead? Posted 22nd Feb. News about low doc or no doc home loans have really died down over the last year. That's because the new federal government regulations......
- January 2011
Start the New Year with a Financial Health Check Posted 20 th January The New Year provides most people one small luxury - extra time at home. Whether you just have one day off or you are......
- December 2010
THE Reserve Bank to keep rates on hold RBA governor Glenn Stevens made the decision to hold the cash rate at 4.5% for potentially several months according to the latest RBA board meeting......
- November 2010
WHERE DO RATES GO FROM HERE... POSTED 28/11/2010 RBA governor Glenn Stevens speaking about the cash rate to a parliamentary committee recently said that he believes rates are at the right......
- October 2010
ING RAMP UP COMPETITION POSTED 20/10/2010 ING DIRECT has announced its plans to launch a $500 million RMBS issue and this issue securitises a portfolio of residential home loans originated......
- September 2010
Bankwest drops 3 year fixed rate home loan Great news for those wanting to lock in fixed rate home loans. Bankwest has just aken 0.44% off its three-year fixed rate home loan, which is now......
- August 2010
ADELAIDE BANK INCREASES LVR Posted 19th August In a win for borrowers Adelaide Bank is about to reintroduce lending up to 95% of the value of the property. The new loan to valuation ratio......
- July 2010
Bankwest Announce 90% LVR Change Posted 5th July Following recent improvements in Bankwest securing quality funds they have chosen to move the LVR for new customers on all home loan products from......
- June 2010
BANKWEST CUTS FIXED RATE HOME LOANS Posted 22/06/10 Bankwest has just slashed its 3 and 5 year fixed rates to be among the cheapest in the market. Effective this week the 3 year fixed......
- February 2009
ALMOST 30,000 FIRST HOME OWNER GRANTS APPLICATIONS. Posted 25/02/09 The Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek revealed today that between mid October and the end of January,......
- May 2010
ANZ CUT FIXED RATES Posted 27th May ANZ has cut fixed rates to become more competitive in the fixed rate mortgage arena. Yesterday ANZ decreased its three year fixed rate to 7.64%, its four......
- April 2010
RATES MAY BE SETTLING POSTED 22/04/10 The RBA has indicated that rate rises may be coming to an end. RBA governor Glenn Stevens said at a business forum last week that "The Reserve Bank......
- March 2010
AMP CUTS VARIABLE RATES Posted 10/03/10 In a move that has been welcomed by the Federal Governement AMP has cut its introductory variable mortgage rate by 0.45% and its basic......
- February 2010
RBA LEAVES AT 3.75% Posted 03/02/2010 In a move that has surprised many the RBA decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.75%. Most analysts had tipped a rate increase of......
- January 2010
CHIEF ECONOMIST BELIVES RATE RELIEF CLOSE Posted 26/01/2010 In a new report from Access Economics Chris Richardson predicts interest rates will increase by 1% this year, however in order......
- December 2009
ANZ & CBA MOVE ON RATES Posted 07/12/09 The ANZ have just announced it will increase its rates by 0.35%, 10 basis points above the RBA's Bank's 0.25% cash rate rise on......
- November 2009
BIG FOUR MOVE ON RBA DECISION Posted 06/11/09 As expected the RBA lifted rates by 0.25% for the second consecutive month, raising the official cash rate to 3.5%. ANZ, CBA, NAB......
- October 2009
OUTLOOK FOR PROPERTY STRONG. Posted 14/10/09 House prices are expected to surge by about 20% between now and 2012, according to the Housing Outlook Report from 2010 to 2012 by mortgage......
- September 2009
LOW DOC LOANS REQUIRE MORE DOC. Posted 24/09/09 Westpac, St. George and RAMS have all tightened up their policy for self-employed borrowers. St George last week announced that low doc home......
- August 2009
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS SOLID. Posted 12/08/09 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has for the fourth consecutive month left the official cash rate on hold at a 49-year low of three per cent. ......
- July 2009
WILL RATES RISE SHORTLY? Posted 29/07/09 Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens has hinted interest rates could rise before an expected peak in unemployment next year. ......
- June 2009
RBA TOLD TO BE CAREFUL. Posted 26/06/09 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has claimed that the Reserve Bank should take extra caution if it decides to increase the cash rate. In a......
- May 2009
TO FIX OR NOT. Posted 27/05/09 With interest rates at historic lows the dilemma to fix or not to fix is the question that is on a lot of borrower's minds. Each situation needs to......
- April 2009
ST GEORGE RAISES ITS FIXED RATES. Posted 29/04/09 Effective today, St George has raised its three year fixed rates by 0.35% to 5.69% and its four and five year fixed rates by 0.40% to......
- March 2009
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO RATES. Posted 21/03/09 As we approach the April RBA meeting, some of the major banks are forecasting a cut in interest rates of 0.25%. With a rise in......
- January 2009
RESERVE EXPECTED TO SLASH RATES AGAIN. Posted 29/01/09 With the latest inflation figures showing the Consumer Price Index falling by 0.3 per cent in the December quarter - the largest......
- November 2008
NEW HOME SALES RISE Posted 29/11/08 October has seen the sale of new homes rise strongly. This has coincided with the tripling of the first home buyers grant as well as further cuts......
- December 2008
FIXED RATES HURT MORE THAN 43,000 HOME OWNERS Posted 12/12/08 More than 43,000 home owners who took out fixed interest rates between March & September this year (the highest level in a......
