Changing your home loan repayment schedule from monthly to fortnightly can save you a small fortune by helping your pay your mortgage off faster. My mates at Compare the Market (where I am Economics Director) crunched the numbers and found that a person with a $600,000 loan could save over $160,000 in interest over the… Read more »
There’s the old saying that you can’t put a price on love. But the Bank of Mum and Dad provided $2.7 billion to their adult children to buy property over the last year. The Productivity Commission estimates mum and dad as a collective would be between the 5th and 9th biggest home loan lender in… Read more »
New research reveals motorists could be slugged with a ‘colour premium’ or higher car insurance premiums based on the colour of their car. Think your car looks better in black? If you’re looking to save on your car insurance premiums, maybe check with your other-colour car friends first. Research by car insurance comparison service Compare… Read more »
Looking back it is hard to comprehend the way COVID stopped the world and its impact is still affecting many people, industries and the investment sector. CoreLogic has produced a report on the most significant property trends since the pandemic. 1. Housing values have surged since the onset of COVID CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index… Read more »
To mark the start of the football season I had a special edition of The Call this week looking at stocks with a football theme. There are some sport-specific shares on the Australian market, but also a lot with directors who sit across football and corporate boards of directors. I picked 10 stocks in this… Read more »
February is confession season for most Australian listed companies, when they have to open their books and reveal their half year results and how they performed in the July-December period. It is a barrage of information and can be pretty overwhelming. There were fears higher interest rates, inflation and a slowing economy would take its… Read more »
You may already have what you need to bring your car insurance premiums down an average of 4.15 per cent. Usually, small black boxes are associated with expensive rings, but what if one that many drivers already have could be saving you money instead? Car insurance comparison website Compare the Market (where I am Economic… Read more »
Before you rush out there and start buying properties, you need to set your property portfolio direction. Be smart, prepared, realistic and ready to buy well. Having goals for your life overall is crucial to set your property compass. Goals are your target; property is the means to your target. These goals need to be… Read more »
Drivers are ditching comprehensive car insurance and I get it, money is tight. But ditching, rather than switching, could cost you plenty down the track. Owning and maintaining a car can be one of the biggest contributors to the household bills, but according to new research from Compare the Market (where I am Economic Director)… Read more »
In today’s ever-evolving financial landscape, the journey to homeownership is undergoing a significant transformation, particularly among Australians aged 25-49. A recent study conducted by YouGov has shed light on a remarkable trend: the surging popularity of digital home loans. Traditionally, Australians have relied heavily on mortgage brokers or direct bank applications for their home loans.… Read more »
