Afterpay for… healthcare? Buy now, pay later service testing medical payment options
Buy now, pay later company Afterpay is expanding its services to include healthcare, but the move has raised fears it will leave financially vulnerable patients exposed to creeping out-of-pocket costs.
June 11, 2019
First home buyer market share surges toward seven-year high
The share of first home buyers in the home loan lending market continued to rise in April amid the extended slide in property prices.
June 10, 2019
Home lending “disappointing” in April: ABS
Housing finance remains soft, as house price falls and tightened mortgage lending cool the market, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows.
June 07, 2019
Didn’t get a rate cut? How to refinance your home loan
Didn’t get a rate cut? Here’s how to switch your home loan and potentially save money.
June 07, 2019
How to apply for your first credit card
At some point in your life, you’ll probably decide to apply for your first credit card. But if it’s your first time, you will likely have a lot of questions about the whole credit card application process, how to use a credit card, and what different features and costs are associated with them.
June 06, 2019
What is a pronup?
Pronup – it’s the new buzzword in the world of financial planning. But what is it and how is it any different to a prenup or a postnup?
June 06, 2019
Housing at its most affordable since 2016, says ANZ-CoreLogic
Housing affordability is the best it’s been since 2016, according to a report by ANZ-CoreLogic.
June 06, 2019
The smaller lenders that were quickest to react to RBA’s cash rate cut
After the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to a new historic low of 1.25%, several smaller lenders passed on the rate cut within hours.
June 05, 2019
Carbar’s ‘Netflix for cars’ is Australia’s first car subscription service
Dubbed the ‘Netflix for cars’, Melbourne-based car subscription service Carbar has arrived in Sydney.
June 04, 2019
Could the national housing downturn soon be behind us?
CoreLogic figures out today suggest Australia’s property downturn is near the end of its slope, with the pace of declines in May the smallest fall in a year.
June 03, 2019
