mortgages + home loans
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Ask Paul: How can we pay less interest on our mortgage?
Angus is keen to reduce the interest payable on his new home loan, but paying down a mortgage early is a trap for many property owners says Paul Clitheroe.
Ask Paul: We inherited $140k, should we pay off our mortgage or invest?
Linda has inherited $140,000 and is thinking of investing it. Paul Clitheroe has other ideas. "Opportunities like this to reduce debt are rare."
The easy home loan hack that could save you $40,000
If your home loan lender passed on either of the recent cash rate cuts, you might be excited about paying less each month. But before you start spending, ask yourself what is worth more: the extra cash or $40,000.
Eight questions you should be asking your mortgage broker
Don't wait around for more rate cuts to save money on your mortgage.
Loan scheme expanded to help asset-rich, cash-poor pensioners
It's been around since 1985 but few Australian pensioners have taken up the Pension Loans Scheme, which allows them to unlock money tied up in their homes to help pay for day-to-day expenses.
How to make the most of record low home loan rates
With the RBA taking the knife to the official cash rate for the first time since August 2016, it's time for consumers to cash in.
What you need to know if you are moving overseas for work
Planning to move overseas for work and join the global community of expats? Here's a money checklist to ensure your financial and property affairs are in order.
Paying off your home doesn’t make sense, but we did it anyway
Do we think property and shares will do better than 4% over time? Of course we do. But we made the choice to become debt free on our home because we sleep better at night, writes Paul Clitheroe.
Ask Paul: Can we afford a $300,000 renovation?
With a mortgage, an investment loan, and a job change on the horizon, can Dom and his family afford to borrow money for a $300,000 renovation?
Ask Paul: Is it worth the fees to pay off our mortgage early?
Alisha and her husband can pay off their mortgage in the next six years but, as they ask Paul, should they? Is it worth forking out for the early repayment fee?
