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What can you expect when you join Compare Club's team of experts? From team culture to opportunities to building your career, Hugh, Dale, Tom, Stacey, Jarod, Dylan, Olivia and Henry take us through what life's like at the Club house. Want to become an expert and help thousands of Australians build a better financial future each day? Join the Club! https://bit.ly/3UpS8rb

"If a mortgage broker or bank has previously told you that you couldn’t qualify for a new home loan or refinance due to current interest rates, a rate decrease could change that" - Anton Stevenson, Head of Home Loans at Compare Club weighs in on MPA's recent piece on housing disinflation. Major banks like Westpac, ANZ, and CommBank have adjusted their interest rate forecasts, now expecting a cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia in February. This change comes after a notable drop in inflation to 2.4%, driven by lower housing costs and goods inflation... Read the full piece here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dbJHaCgC

Are we gearing up to the steepest premium rise in the past decade? "In 2025, it's expected that all Australian health insurers will increase their premiums on 1 April. While the exact amount is yet to be announced, there are reports that health funds have asked for an average increase of 6.00%. If implemented, this will be the largest premium price hike in the past decade." Read everything you need to know about the upcoming private health insurance increases: https://lnkd.in/g5CzMT3q

Buying a property can be exciting – especially if it's your first one 🙌 But it can also be emotionally draining and take up a lot of your time. 💡 That's where a buyer's agent can help. Think of them as your personal shopper for buying your property. A buyer's agent can: 🗣 negotiate for you 🔎 find you off-market properties 💸 save you stress and money No wonder they're known as the smart buyer's secret weapon. In our latest article, Gillian Clive explains the advantages of using buyer's agent so you can decide if it's worth it. Read the article now: https://cclub.au/sDhRGH

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"One-in-three young people follow Ms Sherwin's lead in turning to social media for financial advice, according to research from comparison website Compare Club" Great to see our research on social media being utilised in this Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) piece on the use of #socialmedia for #finance advice. You can read the full article below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gd_rTpHi “This research highlights that there is a growing demand for cost-effective, accessible and easy-to-understand financial insights at a time where cost of living pressures are high,” says Kate Browne, Compare Club’s Head of Media & Research. You can read our full report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gKxcHsgu

Talking money habits is my fave thing to do – as we know. But the term "emotional spending" often carries such an ick (and it's weaponised against women CONSTANTLY). But acknowledging the links between our emotions and our behaviour is something we're getting more open about doing in other areas of our life, so why not money? Time to un-ick emotionally-driven financial behaviour and learn to master our minds for better financial outcomes (and stop letting big corps profit off our emotions!!) I wrote a piece for Compare Club sharing some tips on how to do exactly that. https://cclub.au/IllTcj

Your personal finance newsletter has dropped! In this edition: ⚡ Aussies stressed by energy bills 💲 Bank fees you could avoid 🌮 Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon on the perks you can enjoy from your teen's job 🏠 Mark Chapman on tax rules for investment properties Have a personal finance question? Let us know in the comments 👇

🤔 Did you know the equity in your home could be used to... 🛠 pay for a major reno 🏠 buy another property 🙋 help get your kids on the property ladder Mortgage broker Sophie Matthews explains seven ways you could tap into your equity, and what you should know before you do. Find out more in the article: https://cclub.au/ylYvLF

We're #hiring a new Marketing Analyst in Sydney! 👇