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  • Property

Thinking about buying your first home? Here’s what you should do first

Australia’s property market is picking up again. With school and public holidays, an election, and an RBA decision out of the way, we’re seeing buyers and sellers re-enter the market.

  • 30.05.2025
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  • Interest Rates

NAB cuts home loan rate

NAB will reduce the standard variable home loan interest rate by 0.25%, effective 30 May, following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce the cash rate by 0.25%.

  • 20.05.2025
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  • Property

NAB sees lending rise as buyers regain confidence

Autumn is often one of the more practical periods on Australia’s property calendar. Summer’s distractions are out of the way, and winter’s slowdown hasn’t set in yet.

  • 17.04.2025
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  • First home buyers

Turning that first-home buyer dream into a set of keys

Higher interest rates over the past few years have made it harder for many Australians to enter the housing market. With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cutting the official cash rate for the first time since 2020, we have started to see a shift.

  • 24.03.2025
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  • Interest Rates

Interest Rates have dropped – now what?

Now that interest rates have dropped, NAB is encouraging customers to consider their options and make informed decisions about their home loans.

  • 18.02.2025
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  • Interest Rates

NAB cuts home loan rates by 0.25%

NAB will reduce the standard variable home loan interest rate by 0.25%, effective 28 February, following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce the cash rate by 0.25%.

  • 18.02.2025
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  • Property

What a rate cut could mean for home buyers

With the Reserve Bank’s next meeting approaching, all eyes are on interest rates.

  • 17.02.2025
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  • Property

A year of change for Australia’s property market

As we kick off a new year, many Australians are asking the same familiar questions – where are house prices heading, and when will conditions improve for buyers?

  • 17.01.2025
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  • First home buyers

A successful scheme for first home buyers

Higher interest rates and extended eligibility led to the Home Guarantee Scheme supporting one-third of the nation’s first home buyers last financial year.

  • 20.11.2024
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  • Affordable housing

NAB 2024 outlook: housing affordability, AI and climate change in-focus

NAB CEO Ross McEwan reflects on the big issues facing Australia in 2024, including housing affordability, AI and climate change.

  • 24.01.2024
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  • Media Release

NAB launches ‘Meet Now’ for home loan appointments every 15 mins

NAB launches Meet Now, a virtual meeting service to connect home loan bankers to customers within 15 minutes

  • 08.12.2023
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  • Personal finance

The humans behind NAB Assist

Meet Kelly, one of the many NAB Assist team members helping customers doing it tough.

  • 17.02.2023
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  • Interest Rates

Changes to NAB home loan rates

The standard variable NAB home loan interest rate will increase by 0.25% p.a, effective from 17 February 2023.

  • 07.02.2023
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  • Property

Young Aussies get on the property ladder ‘with a little help from their friends’

NAB research today reveals that 40% of young Australians are considering buying a property with someone other than a romantic partner.

  • 27.01.2023
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  • Home loans

Data reveals Australia’s first home buyer hotspots

New NAB data reveals Melbourne’s booming western and northern suburbs remain the top Australian locations for first home buyers heading into 2023, but a suburb in Sydney’s north-west is rapidly closing the gap.

  • 23.01.2023
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  • Home loans

NAB here to help new parents

New parents finding home loan repayments challenging may now be eligible for additional support under a new offering from NAB Assist.  

  • 28.12.2022
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