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‘Tis the season to manage your mortgage Top tips to saving more this Christmas As households prepare their budgets for festive season shopping splurges, now is an ideal time to unwrap the financial strategies that help borrowers gain greater control over their home loan situation, according to Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice. Local Mortgage Choice franchise owner Donna Robson said, “Ensure Christmas costs don’t hamper your ability to meet home loan and/or other debt commitments, by proactively managing your money. It’s not hard.”
attached to it you are not utilising or are paying a premium for. A regular home loan health check is a great way to see if you are making the most of your existing loan or if you are better suited to a different lender and/or product. Before switching, carefully weigh up the pros and cons by comparing loan features, rate, repayment type and frequency, accessibility, fees and more.
monthly minimum repayment in two and making fortnightly repayments instead may also save you interest owed and reduce the loan term. There are 12 months and 26 fortnights in one calendar year; by paying fortnightly, you make the equivalent of 13 monthly repayments. The savings on the above mentioned loan equal almost $100,000 in interest and almost six years off the loan term.
‘Tis the season to keep repayments steady, despite For on the move access to Mortgage Choice’s top loan recent rate cuts. If your loan’s interest rate has recently calculators download the free Home Loan Helper iPhone dropped, get ahead by continuing to repay at the original, or Android app. higher rate. For example, take a loan of $300,000 at 7% over 30 years. If your rate reduces by 0.25% to 6.75% and you keep repaying your loan as if the interest rate was still Visit Donna Robson’s website at www. 7%, you could shave over two and a half years off your MortgageChoice.com.au/donna.robson or loan term and save more than $54,000 in interest owed.
“Staying on top of financial obligations, in conjunction with careful pre and post silly season budgeting and planning, will without a doubt put you in a better position ‘Tis the season to go one step further to achieve your property goals sooner. It should also give and round up repayments. If the monthly you more confidence to properly enjoy the festive season.” repayments on the above mentioned loan Here are five tips to help improve your mortgage maintained at the higher rate are rounded up from $1,996 to $2,100 from day one, management in the countdown to Christmas: it is possible to cut a further three years ‘Tis the season to bring budgeting back on track. Get and seven months off the loan term and your Christmas and new year budget underway if you save an additional $55,000 in interest haven’t already. Be sure to include seasonal spending owed (if all loan aspects remained the estimates for gifts, treats, catch ups, celebrations and same). The total savings would equal other holiday outings. Your local Mortgage Choice broker $109,000 in interest and a reducition in can provide simple, practical budgeting tools for greater the loan term to 24 years and 8 months.
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