The three wise benefits of refinancing

Don’t spend another year shedding tears, and dollars, because you didn’t refinance your mortgage. Let UNO do some huffing and puffing as we trim down your mortgage, pop it down your chimney and under your tree in time for Christmas morning.
Last Christmas, I forgot to refinance. So the very next day, I still had to pay This year, to save me from tears I’ll refinance with someone special…“ It’s a bit cringey, isn’t it? But while I’m clearly no George Michael in the song writing department, I do know a thing or three about refinancing mortgages. Don’t spend another year shedding tears, and dollars, because you didn’t refinance your mortgage. Let UNO do some huffing and puffing as we trim down your mortgage, pop it down your chimney and under your tree in time for Christmas morning.

Trimming the fat from your mortgage

As Australia’s only Active Home Loan Manager, the UNO team spend our time watching:

  • interest rate movements
  • shifting property prices
  • your personal circumstances, such as pay increases

Why?

To make sure you’re always getting a good deal on your mortgage. We want you to pay less interest, over less time and put that money towards: your home, your family, your lifestyle. The banks don’t need your money. You do.

The three wise benefits of refinancing

I love Christmas but the kids are getting older and want different things. More expensive things. I’d love a holiday soon too. Very soon if I’m 100% honest. I also don’t want to dip into my savings. What to do? You got it. Refinance my mortgage. Let’s look at three wise ways I can use my refinanced mortgage funds.

1. Take a holiday. Or do some home reno’s

Okay yes, I would really love a holiday. But, while sunning myself in Fiji seems like bliss right now, I’d also love to redo the bathrooms and fix up the pergola. Not like The Block either. I want to pay someone to come and do it for me. Wait. I could have someone do the renovations while I’m sunning myself in Fiji! Now that’s a very nice Christmas present to myself. UNO customer Chris did just that. Read how he refinanced to pay for renovation.

2. Get a low-ho-hower rate

The best, and most fun, thing about refinancing at the moment is getting a lower interest rate. Lower rates mean more money in my pocket. That’s a few more fancy meals in Fiji or the really fancy tapware for my new bathrooms. The good thing about UNO is they work with 30 lenders – including the Big 4 – so have access to a huge range of competitive rates from which to broker loans. One of UNO’s customers saved $32,376 in a single year after refinancing with UNO, switching from an interest rate of 6.24% with Resimac, to a 3.65% interest rate with CUA. They consolidated a bunch of loans and credit cards in the process.

3. Pay off my mortgage faster

Curious about how many $$$ you can save by paying off your mortgage faster? Check out our nifty mortgage calculator and think of the possibilities of being mortgage free. With a tweak here and a twiddle there, you could be saving thousands of dollars over the lifetime of your loan. UNO customers Lee and Danny reduced their loan life from 20 years to 14 by refinancing with UNO. By switching lenders they were able to get a better interest rate, consolidate debt and save $42,000 in the first five years. They shared their story here. As Australia’s only Active Home Loan Manager, UNO can:

  1. Help you get the right home loan (and most competitive rate) for your situation
  2. Analyse your loan and let you know whether it’s still the best rate available to you (even if you didn’t get it through us) using our unique loanScore technology, then continue to monitor your home loan/s daily to keep you on a good deal for the life of your loan.
  3. Help you renegotiate with your current bank or lender, if your current loan is no good and interest rate could be lowered
  4. Help you switch banks, if your current bank or lender won’t come to the party Find your savingsBook in a quick call with our customer care team.Photo by Caley Dimmock on Unsplash Book a call in with UNO
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Marlon Baena
July 22, 2024
Karis dedication to assisting with our home loan, even while I was on holidays, truly exemplifies a commitment to excellent service. It's the small things that often make a big difference, and it seems Karis attention to detail and clear communication were key to our smooth home purchase. I highly recommend using UNO and Karis for your home loan needs.
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Yash Karma
July 18, 2024
Andrew Wyers and team have been amazing. Andrew is very knowledgeable, offers practical advice and he has been pivotal in helping me secure a mortgage at a very competitive interest rate. He was highly responsive to my queries and,being a new immigrant to Perth, he was very patient with my many many questions. An added benefit for me was his knowledge of how superannuation here works. A hec of a great guy to work with, reliable and he goes above and beyond. I would recommend highly recommended him, especially for new immigrants. In fact, I will be using him again very soon!
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Rosie Deiath
July 2, 2024
Karis from UNO was so supportive throughout the entire process of buying our first home. She was contactable at any time, and answered all our silly questions for us. We couldn't recommend Karis and her team enough, as it always felt like she was in our corner with our best interests at heart.
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Jack Mikkelsen
July 2, 2024
We dealt with Karis Churchill as the mortgage broker for our first home. Karis was so supportive and knowledgeable through the whole process! A+ mortgage broker. Definitely utilise her expertise if you’re buying a house!
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Kapil Baldota
June 25, 2024
Eren Tan is absolutely one of the best mortgage brokers in Melbourne! Keeping us well informed throughout the process. Eren gave us a helpful hand in managing to get our loan over the line in a quick and efficient way which is what we wanted and he delivered on that. Thank you Eren Tan!
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A M
June 21, 2024
I only have praise from my Uno experience! I was a broker sceptic, having done all of the hard work myself for my first two property purchases and sale. I'm now a proud broker advocate having used UNO (Karis Churchill) for two refinances and purchase. The value add Karis brought cannot be underrated! Not only has Karis got me the best rate, with a bonus cash back (nearly unheard of in this climate), she has done it with the least back-a-forth and with the least administrative burden on me (the thing that can deters people from refinancing to begin with). Karis is always on top of everything. Karis knows her stuff. She is the most responsive of any professional service provider I've ever used (my banker never text with an update at 7pm on a Sunday) without being overbearing. You know she's got your back and in my experience the value speaks for itself. Thank you to the whole UNO team, thank you especially to Karis.
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Leanda Cawdry
June 8, 2024
Very pleased with the outcome of this process, Michael Parsons and his team at UNO were helpful, communicative, and took all the stress out of the process of finding me a refinance deal that met my needs. Would definitely recommend Michael and UNO, and I already have!
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Glen Matthews
May 29, 2024
Regarding UNO Home Loan services. I had great experience with uno home loans, Michael parsons was my broker for UNO Home Loans we had excellent communication throughout the whole home loan application. If I had any questions on home loan application which were many were answered in great detail. He had the time to assist me in filling out endless application forms at anytime through the day or night which made the application process stress free. So I would strongly recommend Michael parsons from UNO Home Loans to try his services you will not be disappointed. Thanks to Michael parsons I have the lowest home loan interest rate I could ever hope for which I particularly ask for. It’s was a pleasure working with him. And will be using his services in the near future.
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Gillian Anderson
May 28, 2024
Thank you to Michael and UNO for their help in securing our home loan. I like the way they break everything down in simple terms to ensure that you can make the right decision. Michael was polite and very patient to help us get things across the line. We are now sitting in our first home away from rental circus. Can't recommend them enough. Thanks Michael and thanks UNO
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Troy H
May 13, 2024
Scott Wilkinson did a great job as my broker. He was very patient and always happy to answer my numerous questions throughout the considerable period of time that it took to secure a suitable property. Would certainly recommend Scott and the team at UNO for anyone seeking a broker.
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Elvin Singh
May 10, 2024
First time I have used a Broker and I must say Andrew Wyers and his team were amazing to work with and handled my refinance from a Big4 bank. He was able to understand my needs and find a lender that will be able to help me grow my investment portfolio. Andrew and his team kept me updated as part of my refinance journey and made the process super easy and I was able to refi to new lender in under 2 weeks. Would highly recommend Andrew.
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