Rent Or Buy, Families Hit A Brick Wall

SYDNEYSIDERS are caught in a bind as rising interest rates push more people into mortgage stress at the same time as the rental squeeze makes it impossible for people in some suburbs to find rental accommodation, with young families particularly exposed.

Loan Rangers Ride Again

Don't count on the banks to drop their rates when the Reserve Bank does.

Double Trouble To Hit Home In Mortgage Belt

THE Commonwealth Bank has delivered a double dose of bad news to home loan borrowers - raising interest rates and declaring there may be more pain to come.