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Oct
15
2024

Insurance warning as Oasis tickets go on sale for Australians

Oasis is bringing their reunion tour to Melbourne and Sydney in 2025 and with tickets about to go on sale, Compare the Market is warning concertgoers travelling from interstate who secure a ticket to the concerts to safeguard their once-in-a-lifetime experience in case something unexpected happens. While fans have already had to register their interest before a […]

Oct
09
2024

“No end in sight”: Financial strife a daily stress for 1 in 5 Australians as cost-of-living bites

The shocking human cost of Australia’s inflation crisis has been laid bare in Compare the Market’s Household Budget Barometer report for 2024. From parents going hungry in order to feed their children, to pensioners struggling to keep the lights on, the report unpacks the real-life stories of people fighting against rising costs. The comprehensive national […]

Oct
04
2024

David Koch urges Australians to compare and combat the electric car insurance shock

Motorists who choose electric vehicles (EVs) continue to face higher insurance premiums, with some models costing hundreds more to insure according to new research from Compare the Market. The car insurance comparison experts found the top five best-selling EVs in the first half of this year were on average 43% more expensive to comprehensively insure compared to a […]

Sep
30
2024

“Like finding a needle in a haystack”: Where to find affordable properties

It is more expensive to buy than to rent a house in 98% of Australian suburbs, according to Compare the Market, as short supply and high demand continue to keep prices buoyant in many parts of the country. Just 57 of the 2,732 suburbs included in the August 2024 analysis of CoreLogic data were cheaper to […]

Sep
30
2024

Ice will melt on listings but spring selling won’t blossom everywhere, expert predicts

Warmer weather won’t guarantee hotter prices this spring selling season, with high interest rates and economic uncertainty putting a damper on borrowing power and seller expectations, according to Compare the Market Property Expert, Andrew Winter. But the new season could bring new hope for aspiring buyers who have their deposit saved, with the ice starting to melt on new […]

Sep
30
2024

1 in 3 policyholders could be shutting the door on savings by auto-renewing

Despite insurance premium increases hitting sky-high levels in recent years, new research from Compare the Market has found that over one in three home and/or contents policyholders could be shutting the door on potential savings by auto-renewing their policy. It continues a worrying trend from last year, when the home and contents insurance comparison site found that almost one in […]

Sep
24
2024

Cost-of-living crisis driving Australians off the road

According to new research from Compare the Market, high fuel prices and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis are driving more than half of Australian motorists off our roads. The new research revealed that 50.1% of Australian drivers surveyed are driving less due to the cost of petrol.* However, despite the misconception, Compare the Market’s Chris Ford […]

Sep
24
2024

Lenders drop rates despite cash rate hold

The cash rate may be on hold but that hasn’t stopped several lenders reducing their home loans offers, allowing savvy refinancers to create a rate cut of their own. Compare the Market Economic Director David Koch said that some of the country’s biggest lenders had reduced their home loan rates over the past month, continuing […]

Sep
23
2024

How parking in a garage can save you money

For most of us, cars are a way to get from A to B with no real consideration given to the upkeep of them, besides regular maintenance. However, Compare the Market is urging motorists to consider where they park their cars for the night, as it may affect their comprehensive car insurance premium. Analysing a number of […]

Sep
19
2024

Australia’s most frugal state revealed as households make switch to generic brands

As households continue to take a hit amid the cost-of-living crisis, recent Compare the Market research has revealed that Western Australia is the country’s most frugal state when it comes to finding a bargain at the supermarket. Compare the Market’s latest research revealed that 1 in 5 Western Australians surveyed (20.2%) have been exclusively buying […]

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