It’s the savings hack that could save you tens of thousands of dollars – and help you shave years off your loan – but still thousands of Australians don’t know how to use an offset account. Compare the Market Economic Director, David Koch, said that while interest rates remained high, offset accounts could help mortgage […]
The power of comparison has been laid bare in a shopping experiment that revealed a cost difference of close to $100 between two similar baskets of everyday staples. Compare the Market purchased 25 common grocery items from one major supermarket and 25 similar items from one challenger store and found around a $97 difference between […]
They’re the world-renowned meerkat duo helping Australians navigate the cost-of-living crisis, and now Compare the Market’s Aleksandr and Sergei are shining a light on the next big household bill – energy. The campaign celebrates the launch of Compare the Market’s improved energy journey helping Aussies compare prices in a matter of minutes. Far too many […]
With National Road Safety Week underway, new research from Compare the Market has revealed the nation’s most hated action on our roads. The research conducted by the car insurance comparison site found that tailgating is the biggest pet peeve, with one in five drivers stating that they find this behaviour infuriating.* Not indicating correctly and speeding rounded out […]
Hotter-than-anticipated inflation data may have slashed homeowners’ odds of a rate cut this year, according to Compare the Market Economic Director David Koch. But homeowners continue to cross their fingers for some early relief. Compare the Market found a 0.25% rate cut alone could cut monthly repayments on a $600,000 by just under $100. Mr […]
Almost a quarter of homeowners are worried they’ll have to sell, or have already sold, due to the rising cost of living. According to a new Compare the Market survey, most homeowners aren’t worried about having to sell (79%), but a startling 39% of renters fear their landlord will have no other choice…. And potentially […]
From being knocked back for higher home loans to settling for unsatisfying jobs or owing more money at tax time, alarming new research from Compare the Market has revealed the significant impact growing HECS debts are having on the lifestyle of Australians. Due to indexation, HECS debts are tipped to increase by 4.7% on 1 […]
With National Road Safety Week just around the corner, alarming new research from car insurance comparison site Compare the Market has found that as many as one in five drivers have received a fine in the past 12 months. The most common offence was speeding, with 10.1% of drivers admitting to being caught having a […]
Compare the Market is warning Australians with private health insurance to pay careful attention to their fund’s no-gap schemes and agreement hospitals or risk being left with large bills for their health treatment. The fresh warning comes as millions of Australians were hit with higher hospital cover premiums on 1 April. Compare the Market’s General […]
Dental drills, tooth decay, overbites, halitosis, and dentures—these words are enough to make your skin crawl, but alarmingly, new research from Compare the Market reveals that a staggering number of Australians aren’t seeing their dentist regularly. In fact, the latest statistics reveal that 30.8% of Australian adults surveyed haven’t seen their dentist in more than a year.* […]
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