About the author
Brooke Cooper is a finance journalist at InfoChoice and the editor of Your Mortgage. With a deep interest in everyday finance and wealth-building, she is dedicated to empowering Australians with clear, practical advice on mortgages, housing, and personal finance. Before joining InfoChoice Group in 2023, Brooke wrote for The Motley Fool, covering share prices, company movements, and IPOs.
Brooke's latest articles
Rentvesting: A Unique Path to Home Ownership and Wealth Creation
Property ownership has long been heralded the ‘great Australian dream’, but buying a ‘dream’ house appears increasingly out of reach ...
Term deposit providers jostle to offer market-leading rates
While all eyes were on the Federal Budget this week, many term deposit market leaders shook up their interest rates...
2024-2025 Federal Budget: What it means for your finances
The 2024 Federal Budget was, as promised, one of “relief, restraint, and reform”.
Macquarie & mutual banks hike home loan rates following RBA hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) might have kept rates on hold, but plenty of banks and lenders tightened their ...
New term deposit market-leaders emerge amid predictions of cash rate hikes
As one market leader retreats in the niche seven-month term deposit space, another takes the lead in the specialised five-year term segment, and a new ...
CommBank & Bendigo Bank-backed lenders shake up the mortgage space
Considering buying a new property? There’s been good news from CommBank’s competitively-priced digital ...
The Mac & Bank First slash home loan interest rates
Growing anticipation of a cash rate cut appears to have driven more lenders to slash fixed rates, offering an advan...
Term deposit rates slashed following upside unemployment surprise
This week's data appears to have dampened the likelihood of further cash rate hikes, meaning term deposit interest rate cuts might be a theme of 2024.
Refinancing Your Home Loan For a Car
Many borrowers might ask the question: Is it possible (and worthwhile) to increase your home loan to purchase a new set of wheels?
How to buy a new or used car
The process of finding a set of wheels you like, negotiating with dealers or sellers, financing its purchase, and driving it away can be complex. Though, it ...
Avoiding mortgage stress: How much of your income should go towards repayments?
More Australians than ever before are at risk of mortgage stress: A whopping 1.5 million, according to Roy Morgan.
Retail sales soar 2%: Will Black Friday bother the RBA next month?
Australians flocked in Black Friday sales, bolstering retail turnover 2% to $36.5 billion in November 2023, the latest ABS data shows.
