These home loans offer low costs, coupled with a host of features, giving the best overall value.
7+
Great
These home loans may have slightly higher interest rates or fewer features but overall, a competitive offering.
5+
Standard
Usually the home loans would offer above average rates. They may still include some competitive features.
0+
Basic
Higher costs and/or fewer features.
Bank of Queensland is one of Australia's larger banks. It owns several smaller lenders. BOQ offers a large range of fixed and variable rate loans. Check out the full table of Bank of Queensland products below or read more about the lender and its loans.
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Bank of Queensland has some competitive interest rates, especially on its fixed rate loans. Most of its loans have an upfront application fee.
The bank offers fixed and variable rate loans, including introductory variable rate loans.
You need at least a 10% deposit to qualify for some Bank of Queensland home loans, but many require a 20% deposit or even higher. Borrowers with small deposits should research carefully to avoid applying for a rate they cannot get.
Here are the key features and details you need to know about Bank of Queensland's mortgage products.
Feature
Details
Minimum deposit
While some Bank of Queensland loans have 90% maximum LVRs, meaning you can get them with 10% deposits, many don't. Some of the bank's lowest rates are for borrowers with 20% deposits.
Offset account?
Some Bank of Queensland loans come with offset accounts. You won't find this feature on BOQ's fixed rate loans.
Fees
Application fees are common across most Bank of Queensland loans.
When applying for any home loan, you will need various documents to establish your identity, your financial situation, employment status and details about the property.
Eligibility
Each Bank of Queensland product has specific eligibility criteria, but some will apply to all products. For example:
Age. You must be over 18 years of age.
Residency. You should be a resident of Australia.
Employment. You should have a regular source of income.
Documents required
When you apply for a mortgage with Bank of Queensland you are required to provide certain information, so make sure you have all your documents ready before you apply. The documents you will be expected to provide are:
📄 Property details. You can start a loan enquiry before you've bought a property, but to complete an application, you need the address of the property and a signed contract of sale.
📄 Identification documents. You will need identification such as a driver's licence, passport or birth certificate.
📄 Proof of income documents. Recent payslips can establish your income.
📄 Asset and liability documents. You need to provide documents showing your current assets (such as savings accounts or investments) and liabilities (for example, your outstanding debt).
If you're looking for a home loan from a similar lender to the Bank of Queensland, you could look at the Big Four or some of Australia's other mid-sized lenders.
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Suncorp Bank. This Queensland-based lender also provides insurance and superannuation services.
Macquarie Bank. This retail and investment bank is one of Australia's largest.
ING. This online bank is part of the global, Dutch-based financial group of the same name.
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More home loan questions
To make sure you find the right Bank of Queensland loan, you need a clear idea of what you're looking for in a mortgage. These simple questions can help:
What's your deposit size? Many of Bank of Queensland's most competitive rates are available to borrowers with 20% deposits, but some are available with just a 10% deposit. This is important to consider if you haven't saved a large deposit.
What is the purpose of the loan? If you're buying a home to live in, you need an owner-occupier loan. Property investors need an investment loan rate. Bank of Queensland offers various options for both borrower types.
Fixed or variable? Do you want the flexibility of a variable rate loan that could rise or fall at any time? Or are you happy to lock in a fixed rate for a certain period so you can forget about rate changes altogether?
What features do you need? You need to decide whether you need features like a 100% offset account, the ability to make extra repayments and the option to split your rate.
Home loan pre-approval is an optional step in the application process that some lenders offer. Pre-approval means a lender has examined your savings, income and spending habits and has a rough idea of how much it could lend you. It's not the same as full loan approval and it's no guarantee that the lender will ultimately approve a full application. But it does allow borrowers to start looking for a home with more confidence and a clearer idea of their borrowing power.
Most Australian borrowers bank with one of the Big Four banks (Commbank, ANZ, Westpac and NAB). You might have some concerns about getting a loan from a smaller lender you've never heard of. But there's no reason to worry just because you've never heard of a lender before.
In Australia, banks and lenders are regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and must comply with the National Consumer Credit Protection Act.
The Bank of Queensland is an authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI). This means customers with money deposited in a Bank of Queensland savings account benefit from the deposit guarantee scheme. This federal government scheme guarantees a customer's savings up to $250,000, even if the bank itself collapses.
Deciding between a fixed or variable rate depends on what you want from the loan. A variable rate loan can change at any time, either up or down. A variable rate usually offers more flexibility in how fast you can repay the loan and the cost of refinancing.
A fixed rate loan offers total certainty about your rate, for the fixed period. This means it won't rise, costing you more. But if your lender starts lowering rates you won't benefit either. Refinancing a fixed rate loan means breaking the loan, because you've agreed to a specific rate. This means you may have to pay a fixed rate break fee.
Mortgage brokers are home loan professionals who can help you find a suitable loan. A broker typically charges you no fee, because they receive a commission from your lender. Brokers are great if you are short on time or find the whole process of researching and applying for a home loan confusing. But you can definitely do it yourself and find a good loan. You may even find a better deal. That's because brokers don't compare loans from every lender in the market. They have access to a panel of loans and often don't have smaller online lenders in their panel.
The Finder Score crunches 7,000 home loans across 120+ lenders. It takes into account the product's interest rate, fees and features, as well as the type of loan eg investor, variable, fixed rate - this gives you a simple score out of 10.
To provide a Score, we compare like-for-like loans. So if you're comparing the best home loans for cashback, you can see how each home loan stacks up against other home loans with the same borrower type, rate type and repayment type. We also take into consideration the amount of cashback offered when calculating the Score so you can tell if it's really worth it.
Richard Whitten is a money editor at Finder, and has been covering home loans, property and personal finance for 6+ years. He has written for Yahoo Finance, Money Magazine and Homely; and has appeared on various radio shows nationwide. He holds a Certificate IV in mortgage broking and finance (RG 206), a Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification and a Tier 2 General Advice Deposit Products (RG 146) certification. See full bio
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We are Singaporean, like to know how to apply home loan in Melbourne
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MarcDecember 4, 2013Finder
Hello Ai,
thanks for the question.
To buy a property when you’re a foreign non-resident, you might first need approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), and then you’ll need to seek approval for finance. You can submit an application for the property you’re interested in online through the FIRB website.
Once this is completed it’s a good idea to seek the services of a mortgage broker. This is because many banks do not offer loans to foreign nationals at all, so a good broker will know which lenders to approach.
I hope this helps,
Marc.
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We are Singaporean, like to know how to apply home loan in Melbourne
Hello Ai,
thanks for the question.
To buy a property when you’re a foreign non-resident, you might first need approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), and then you’ll need to seek approval for finance. You can submit an application for the property you’re interested in online through the FIRB website.
Once this is completed it’s a good idea to seek the services of a mortgage broker. This is because many banks do not offer loans to foreign nationals at all, so a good broker will know which lenders to approach.
I hope this helps,
Marc.