http://www.moneyreview.net.au We provide comprehensive news, information and articles on Australian finance including best credit cards, investments, savings accounts and loans Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:36:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As expected first home buyers have set a record last year for the largest ever increase of purchasing homes. With the government boosted grant it has been no surprise that many first home buyers took the opportunity to get on the property ladder. However as with everything there is no doubt ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/housing-news/first-homeowners-set-record/ If you are looking for personal finance and like the majority of Australians finding it hard then you might be in for a change. Reports in the media suggest that the way your credit score is compiled and viewed by credit agencies and leading lenders is about to change.FOR too ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/credit-card-news/get-credit-for-being-a-good-repayer/ You have probably realised without talking or mentioning to anyone that rental prices have stayed put in the last 12 months. This is a big change from 2008 when rental prices suddenly shot up. Report from the Australian Property Monitors are indicating that rental prices in 2010 are on the ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/rentals-prices-to-go-up-in-2010/ With the Aussie dollar at record highs against other major currencies e.g. the British Pound and the US Dollar you have to wonder whether these highs are good or bad for a. the Australian economy, b. the Australian investor and c. the Australian consumer. FOLLOWING a strong surge on world ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/aussie-dollar-at-new-highs-good/ There is no surprise that interest rates are on the up, and it would seem that most of us have had plenty of warning so that we can budget for the festive period; however some customers of Westpac would not have budgeted for their massive 45 base point hike. Is ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/westpac-right-to-hike-rates/ Visa Debit cards are becoming more popular in Australia. Over the last couple of years Visa Debit transactions have risen whiles credit card transactions have slowed considerably. With the ease of which credit card balances can quickly spiral out of control more banks are now offering a more European style ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/credit-cards/visa-debit/visadebitcard/ eCar Insurance brings you Australia’s 1st internet insurance answer to give you absolute control and flexibleness of your insurance policy. Instant internet access to your insurance policy enables you can buy, amend, and renew your insurance policy online twenty-four/seven. Never complete a form over again or wait in a telephone queue. ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/insurance/ecar-insurance/ BankWest bring you a low purchase rate Platinum  credit card offering more rewards than any other Australian credit card. Be rewarded more with over 2,800 different rewards. BankWest Platinum provides the following: 5,000 More Reward Points on activation. New Bankwest credit card customers only More than 2,800 Rewards to choose from Low Annual Fee Low ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/credit-cards/bankwest-platinum-rewards/ DEMAND for home loans eased for a second straight month in August, coming off the boil even before yesterday's first official interest rate rise in 19 months.Official data released showed 62,718 mortgages were granted in August, an 0.6 per cent seasonally-adjusted decline from the previous month. Economists' forecasts had centred on ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/housing-news/reduction-in-home-loans/ THE big banks have moved to increase interest rates on standard variable home loans in what is likely to be the first of many rate hikes. Westpac and Commonwealth Bank are the latest to announce rate hikes, raising standard variable rates. Surprising jobs figures today suggest Tuesday's rate rise by the ... http://www.moneyreview.net.au/news/interest-rates-are-on-the-up/