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Today, the RBA announced an out-of-cycle emergency rate cut to help the Australian economy withstand the impact of COVID-19. The RBA has reduced the cash rate to a new record low of 0.25%. If the COVID-19 crisis is affecting your financial situation, please get in touch so we can formulate

Bushfires have devastated communities across Australia, but help is flooding in from business, government and individuals. Big banks and small lenders have been quick to step up with a raft of measures to ease the pressure on affected customers, from waiving fees and deferring repayments to fast-tracking low-interest rebuilding loans.

Nothing beats a professional inspection, but here’s how you can spot issues when you’re looking through your potential new home. When you first walk through a house you can often tell in an instant if it’s the one you want to buy. The question is, is it the one you

Many first home buyers now have access to a new government scheme that could get them into their first homes years sooner. Housing affordability is a key challenge for many younger people who are struggling to get into the housing market. Despite historically high house prices levelling out and lower

How can you make the most of record low interest rates? Many people believed that the low RBA cash interest rate, that had remained unchanged over the last couple of years, was about as low as it would go. But in the last few months the Reserve Bank of Australia

Why smaller lenders are making a big change in banking The history of Australian banking has always been dominated by the big four – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac. But more Australians than ever are now turning to smaller lenders and non-banks to finance their home loans.   Is

Stretch your bathroom budget without breaking it If you’re looking to renovate or redecorate your bathroom there are lots of ways to get a great result without breaking the bank. Redoing your bathroom can be extremely costly but the good news is that it’s also one of the easiest places

As fires continue to burn across the country, AFG would like to extend our support to our brokers and customers if they have been affected by the current devastating bushfires. AFG has established a $100,000 bushfire relief grants program as one way of helping to provide immediate short-term assistance to