January 1, 2025

Three financial New Year’s resolutions to tackle 2025 head-on

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How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re like most people, they’re likely related to health, fitness or abstinence. But why not consider a financial one too? Here are three resolutions worth considering for 2025.

How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re like most people, they’re likely related to health, fitness or abstinence. But why not consider a financial one too? Here are three resolutions worth considering for 2025.

There’s no denying that 2024 was a tough year for many mortgage holders – in no small part due to the hope of rate cuts dangling just out of reach, coupled with inflation.

But by kicking off the year with one or two of the ideas below, you could be in a better position to tackle 2025 head-on, come what may.

1. Call us for a home loan health check

Do you know the interest rate on your home loan?

Don’t stress if you don’t, about 40% mortgage holders can’t recall it.

Not knowing the rate is usually a good sign that it’s time to check if your mortgage is still well-suited to your needs.

An analysis by RateCity shows the average borrower who has not refinanced their home loan in the past 12 months has paid almost $6,000 more interest during that period as a result.

Rest assured we’ll help make the process painless. Simply get the ball rolling by giving us a call today.

2. Cut unnecessary expenses from your budget

When was the last time you had a thorough look at your spending account?

It’s good to get into the habit of conducting regular expense audits.

After all, many of us have been guilty of subscribing to one too many streaming services that we rarely use – let alone takeaway coffees, takeaway meals and other impulse purchases.

Little tweaks here and there can add up.

For example, a daily $5 takeaway coffee habit costs you $1825 per year. Switching to a DIY French press brew can cost just $350-$450 per year.

3. Leverage your equity to achieve other property goals

A home loan doesn’t just have to be a debt.

It can also be a valuable tool that lets you work through a personal bucket list by putting home equity to work.

And you could be starting 2025 with more equity than you realise.

Back in January 2023, the median home value across Australia’s state capitals was $770,374, according to CoreLogic.

Fast forward to now, and the median value has increased to $897,580.

That means that over the past two years the average city homeowner in Australia has gained almost $130,000 more equity in their property, which they could possibly leverage for other investments.

In fact, that $130,000 rise in equity is the equivalent of a 20% deposit for a $600,000-$650000 investment property.

Alternatively, you could use that equity for home renovations to improve your primary place of residence.

Call us today to get a clearer picture of your home’s potential equity – and how you could use it to tick off your wish list in the year ahead.

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