Spring homebuying season is poised for ‘modest gains’. Will inflation and job market fears get in the way?
This spring is supposed to be when the housing market finally begins to thaw out of its three-year-long…
The Dave Ramsey Rule on Mortgages Is Quietly Destroying Middle-Class Retirement Plans
Buying a $400k home with 15-year mortgage at 5.44% requires $140k income under the 25% rule. Renting eliminates…
Old-school financial advice that no longer applies to modern day life
Buying a starter home, living on one income and staying in the same job for 40 years —…
Rental market growth stalls in some capital cities as household budgets stretched to limit
The home rental market is “hitting a speed limit” and “starting to rebalance”, with prices flat in some…
Australia’s Consumer Sentiment Slows Down Over Mortgage Concerns
MT Newswires -Shutterstock Consumer sentiment in Australia slipped in January, mainly due to concerns over mortgages. The Westpac-Melbourne…
Current mortgage rates report for Jan. 12, 2026
The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 6.138%, according to…
RBA plays the long game on inflation, so an interest rate rise could still be some way off
Unlike his Bazballing compatriots, Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser doesn’t strike me as hasty, at least not…
What Australia can learn from the great Kiwi interest rate hike experiment
The rate-cutting cycle is over. That’s the considered view of the bulk of the nation’s economists and most…
Current mortgage rates report for Dec. 10, 2025
The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 6.238%, according to…
Financial markets meltdown fears spread as US interest rate cut hopes fade
A fundamental shift in the global investment landscape appears to be underway. The story begins on Wall Street,…
Banks’ mortgage rate moves signal shift in RBA outlook
The RBA left the cash rate unchanged at its latest meeting, responding to higher-than-forecast inflation for the year…
RBA forecasts suggest more cost-of-living pain and risk of no more interest rate cuts
As you might expect for a central bank that has kept interest rates on hold, there is both…