24/08/2026
Could resetting your mortgage to 30 years save you money? 🏠⌛
It could reduce your monthly repayments, but the trade-off may be significantly more interest over the life of the loan. You could also build equity more slowly or risk still having a mortgage when you retire.
Our latest insight looks at the hidden costs of extending your mortgage, plus some alternatives worth considering.
The federal government has tried (via 2009 legislation and later instructions to banks from APRA, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority) to ensure that mortgage borrowers will be able to service their loan and cope with