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Just about everywhere you look, there are worsening signs that Australia is no longer the lucky country.From record-high rents to skyrocketing mortgages, a cost-of-living crisis to the alarming emergence of a ‘working poor’ population, the…

Commonwealth Bank has raised interest rates following other big four banks following the Reserve Bank’s latest hike. CBA lifted its variable home loan rates by 0.25 per cent, in a move that’s matched Westpac, ANZ, and NAB. Westpac and the…

An Australian film business which has worked with Hollywood heavyweights said it had been “decimated” due to changes to government funding.Louise Schultze started Melbourne-based Australian Production House in 2016 after her son took up…

NAB is the latest bank to announce that it will decrease its fixed home loan rates after the Reserve Bank paused interest rate rises for the first time in months. The bank’s three-year fixed terms will experience the highest cuts with…

Proptech firm Square Yards, which is mainly into housing and home loan brokerage, on Friday reported 70% increase in revenue to Rs 670.5 crore for last fiscal year on better demand for residential properties. Its revenue stood at Rs 395.6…

A Brisbane family have been locked in a “ridiculous” battle with their bank over a major interest rate mistake, which had cost them more than $17,000.Andrew Ferguson and his wife Belinda purchased and renovated their dream four-bedroom home…

In the latest update to its Play Store policy, Google is set to restrict apps that offer loans to individuals from accessing user data such as photos, videos, contacts, precise location and call logs. The new restrictions will apply to all…

An Australian man is knuckling down as his mortgage repayments are set to double by June this year to an eye-watering $110,000.Steven De Celis owns a $2 million home in the plush Sydney harbourside suburb of Haberfield but is haemorrhaging…

A so-called fixed-rate mortgage cliff is about to hit nearly 900,000 Australians who took advantage of cheap home loans during the Covid pandemic.The Reserve Bank (RBA) provided banks access to three-year fixed rate credit as part of their…

Westpac has made a surprise call on interest rates – lowering its forecast that the cash rate will be hiked as high as 4.1 per cent.Instead, the major bank has predicted interest rates will peak at 3.85 per cent and that the Reserve Bank of…