About the author
Harrison is a Financial Analyst and Editor at InfoChoice. Prior to joining the InfoChoice Group in January 2020, he worked for some of Australia's largest comparison sites and media organisations.
With a keen interest in the economy, housing policy, and personal finance, Harrison strives to deliver and edit news and guides that are engaging, thought-provoking, and simple to read.
In the media
- Millennials are now behaving like their Boomer parents thanks to inflation - News.com.au
- Why a mum on a fixed rate mortgage is down to one meal a day - Daily Mail
- Two-bedroom apartments becoming a dying breed as cost of living crisis bites - News.com.au
- How much less homebuyers can borrow after the 7.1% HECS increase - Nine Newspapers
- Brutal reality of Australia's cost-of-living crisis - Daily Mail
- Rental stress at dire levels in Australia, amid calls for better government action - 9News.com.au
- Fast-falling inflation points to interest rate relief - Australian Property Investor Magazine
- Rental stress grips two-thirds of Aussie renters - Australian Broker
- Millions of Australians have less than $1000 in savings - 9News.com.au
- The extraordinary number of Aussies with less than $1,000 in the bank - with more boomers than millennials in trouble - Daily Mail
- Gen X the cohort most squeezed by cost-of-living crisis - The Nightly
- Millions of Aussies on financial edge - Australian Broker
Harrison's latest articles
By how much will the RBA increase the cash rate in October?
Much of the chatter has shifted to a 50 basis point rise after some recent revealing economic figures.
Are you in mortgage stress?
The generally-accepted definition of mortgage stress is 30% or more of gross (pre-tax) household income going towards paying off the mortgage.
These are the top deposit rates ahead of next week's RBA cash rate decision
Macquarie Bank holds the edge in the one-year term deposit space with a 3.80% p.a. interest rate.
What Types of Home Loans Options Are Available?
There are two main features that should be considered when shopping around for a home loan - interest repayment type, and whether it's a fixed or variable in...
BNPL impact on borrowing power set to hit fledgling sector
As a requirement from 1 September, regulators specifically outlined that buy now pay later (BNPL) debt must be factored into mortgage debt ratios.
Bank of Queensland moves savings account rate to 4% p.a.
Savers must be aged 35 or under; deposit $1,000 per month into the linked everyday account; and make five settled card transactions every month.
Nice list: The lenders that haven't passed on the full 0.50% rate hike
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Housing values declined 1.6% before rate hikes took effect
This is against a backdrop of values rising more than 37% over the past two years.
Banks turn their attention to shorter-term term deposits
Banks reticent to move term deposit rates post-RBA decision
Since Tuesday only a few banks have moved term deposit interest rates.
RBA takes cash rate to a near-eight year high, 2.35%
This is the highest rate since December 2014 when it was 2.50%.
GDP data key for future RBA movements: Bank economists
Here's what experts from the major banks and other institutions are saying about the looming RBA cash rate target decision.
