Review guides

Home loan review guides for existing borrowers

Review the current rate, repayment, fees, features and future plans before deciding to stay, reprice, restructure or refinance.

Loan health

Check whether the current loan still fits

Review the rate, repayments, features, structure, lender fit and the next property decision in one place.
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Reviewing your home loan8 min read

Interest-only period ending? Your options and how much repayments will rise

What happens when an interest-only period ends, a worked example of the repayment jump, and the options to check with your lender before the switch to principal and interest.

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Compare paths

Know when to stay, switch, or ask for help

A review should compare the current lender, options available through a broker, and the real costs behind any change.
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Broker education7 min read

Mortgage broker vs bank: what is the difference?

Compare speaking directly with one bank against having a mortgage broker review lenders available on their panel.

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Refinancing9 min read

How to negotiate a lower home loan interest rate with your bank (and when to refinance instead)

How to ask your bank for a lower home loan rate: what to check first, a call script, how to judge the reply and when switching costs outweigh the saving.

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Loan features7 min read

How to compare home loans

Compare home loans by looking at rate, fees, features, lender policy, repayment structure, and your actual borrower goal.

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Refinance7 min read

Refinancing costs explained

A guide to common refinance costs such as discharge fees, application fees, valuation fees, government charges, break costs, and package fees.

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Loan features

Check the features behind the repayment

Offset, redraw, fixed, variable, LVR, and comparison rates can all change whether the loan still works.
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Loan features7 min read

Offset vs redraw: what is the difference?

Compare offset accounts and redraw facilities before choosing a loan feature or reviewing your current setup.

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Loan features9 min read

How to pay off your mortgage faster: can you really do it in 10 or 7 years?

What it takes to pay off a $600,000 mortgage in 25, 15, 10 or 7 years, and what extra repayments, offset, fortnightly payments and refinancing can change.

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Loan features7 min read

Fixed vs variable home loans

Compare repayment certainty, flexibility, offset access, break costs, and rate movement before choosing fixed or variable.

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Loan features7 min read

Comparison rates explained

Understand why comparison rates can help, what they include, and why they still do not show every borrower outcome.

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Calculators

Check the numbers.

Model the numbers here, then ask a broker to check the lender policy, fees and assumptions behind them.

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Ready to check what applies to your loan?

These guides are general information. emoney can review your goal, lender options and documents before you make a loan decision.

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