Jodie Humphries

Personal Finance Editor

Jodie Humphries is an experienced Personal & Home Finances Editor for RateCity with expertise in financial topics, including credit, loans, superannuation, mortgage and housing, insurance, telecommunications, and more. For over a decade, Jodie's journalism and editing career has seen work published at both Finder and Sharesight, and as one of RateCity's chief contributors, Jodie spends her time working on ways to make personal finances within reach of everyone in Australia.

627 articles written by Jodie Humphries

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Home Loans

Three ways to help pay off your home loan sooner

At the end of the day, when it comes to your home loan, we all want to pay it off sooner rather than later. By identifying ways to pay down your home loan debt faster using tools such as our home loan calculator, repayments can be slashed fast, helping you achieve that goal.

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Home Loans

The importance of comparing Aussie home loans

When comparing Aussie home loans there are many factors to take into consideration. The best way to get started is to carry out a comparison. By comparing home loans side-by-side you can get a great overall look at what each Aussie home loan is offering and work out what matters most to you.

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Home Loans

How to locate the best home loan rates

Getting the top home loan rate for your home loan can be a tiring task – researching different lenders, talking to them and comparing interest rates can be a real time killer. But it doesn’t have to be so hard, particularly when you can easily compare home loans from the comfort of your lounge room.

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Home Loans

How you can compare home loans to save

The elusive “cheapest mortgage” spurs home loan hunters to scramble the market for weeks before settling on a good deal. But while it’s easy to compare interest rates, few learn what it really takes to find the cheapest mortgage until they’re paying more than they have to.

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Home Loans

Are low rate introductory home loans good value?

Introductory home loan incentives may look enticing to home buyers but for most, the important thing is the value of the loan long term.

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Home Loans

Getting ready for a rate rise

If and when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announces that the official cash rate will increase, there are a number of strategies that borrowers can implement to prepare for a rate rise. In order to better prepare for a rate rise, we've prepared a few suggestions for Australian borrowers.

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Home Loans

Why you might want to consider a split home loan

In two minds about your home loan rate? Most Australian's like having options but when making a decision on something as important as a home loan we can feel awfully pressured to make the right decision. Perhaps a split home loan may be just the option for home loan borrowers, and fence-sitters alike.