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A number of Australia's non-major lenders have started 2016 by announcing significant pricing and policy changes. Suncorp Bank kicked off the round of rate cuts last week by announcing a huge 1.55 per cent standard variable rate discount for investors and owner-occupiers taking out new lending of at least $150,000 on the group's Home Package Plus mortgages. The bank also cut its three-year fixed rate by 35 basis points.

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The latest AFG Mortgage Index has revealed that investor mortgage demand retreated significantly over the final quarter of 2015. The latest figures show investor lending had fallen from 40 per cent of total loans processed early in the calendar year to 31 per cent in the last quarter.

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The property market has turned in a big way, with price expectations and confidence in one Australian market now higher than NSW. Tasmania now boasts the highest property confidence in Australia, according to the quarterly ANZ/Property Council survey.

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If you're employed or self-employed, you should consider Income Protection insurance. By using this strategy, you could receive up to 75% of your pre-tax income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and meet your living expenses while you recover.

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