Beginner’s Guide to Home Loans

Hot topics

Hot topic #
01

What is loan to value ratio (LVR)?

You might be wondering, what is LVR (loan to value ratio)? It’s the borrowed amount relative to the value of the property being bought or refinanced.
Read on
Hot topic #
02

What is equity?

Everything you need to know about equity, from how to build it and what it's used for.
Read on
Hot topic #
03

What is a discharge fee?

We explain what a discharge fee is, when it's required and what the process of discharging your home loan looks like.
Read on
What is a credit check?
When applying for a home loan, a lender will do what’s called a credit check. Here’s what you can expect.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer
The RBA cash rate explained: How it affects you
RBA charges a rate on unsecured overnight loans between banks. The RBA cash rate increase is to balance the economic stability. Here’s how it may affect you.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer
How does a family guarantee work?
Everything you need to know about a family guarantee and how it works.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer
Determining a good interest rate
How can you identify a good interest rate? Here are five factors worth thinking about when trying to decide which rate is best for you.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer
Why do you need to check your credit score?
We explain why it's important to check your credit score regularly.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer
What is loan amortisation?
Everything you need to know about loan amortisation and how it works.
Read on
Read on
View answer
View answer

More questions?
We have more answers.

Chat to us

Got a question?
Ask us anything.

Understand your eligibility
Check and submit your application
Get support every step of the way
Start chatting
Learn hub

Everything you want
to know in one place

Buying a home, looking to make the switch or applying for a home loan? Let’s undo the jargon and make home loans simple
Learn with Unloan

There's plenty more to love

  • Annual rate discount
    In year
    01
    0.01
    %
    p.a.
    Find out more

  • Application Fees

    Banking Fees

    Account Fees

    Change Fees

    Exit Fees

    Say no to fees.
    Our no fee promise

  • Award-winning
    value

    Find out more
  • Built by Australia's leading bank.
    About CommBank
  • Apply in minutes.
    6 steps.
    And done.
    00:00:00
    Find out more
See all of Unloan's features

Calculations are not a loan approval. Applications are subject to credit approval, satisfactory security and minimum deposit requirements. Full terms and conditions will be set out in our loan offer, if an offer is made.

^ Unloan offers a 0.01% per annum discount on the Unloan Live-In rate or Unloan Invest rate upon settlement. On each anniversary of your loan’s settlement date (or the day prior to the anniversary of your loan’s settlement date if your loan settled on 29th February and it is a leap year) the margin discount will increase by a further 0.01% per annum up to a maximum discount of 0.30% per annum. This discount is applied to each loan that you have with Unloan. If you have multiple loans (e.g. one investor and one live-in loan), they will each have a discount calculated based on when you settled each loan. Unloan may withdraw this discount at any time.

*Comparison rate is calculated on a $150,000 secured loan over a 25 year term. WARNING: This comparison rate is true only for the examples given and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.