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Borrowing soars: average loan up almost $100,000 in 12 months
20 January 2022
How much do you need to borrow to buy a typical Australian home these days? Well, the average loan size has increased dramatically over the past year – up almost $100,000. We take a look at the exact average in this week’s blog.
Read moreIs it cheaper to buy or build a house?
18 January 2022
This is a multifaceted question that depends on how you define cost. In terms of the raw numbers, it’s cheaper financially to build a house rather than buy one. However, the total cost doesn’t consider other costs of building a house such as time or effort, or the cost of
Read moreWhat was Australia’s top-selling vehicle in 2021?
13 January 2022
Some of us buy cars for work, others for play. So it’s no surprise that the top two cars in 2021 can do both. But which vehicle took the crown for 2021? Well, it was super close, so let’s have a look.
Read moreHomeowners nearly four years ahead on their mortgage repayments
13 January 2022
Quick question: do you have an offset account (or several) attached to your mortgage? New figures show Australian homeowners are loading up their offset accounts in record amounts, so much so that the average household is now almost four years ahead on their mortgage payments.
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