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RateSonar and Canstar
Canstar’s public home-loan page opens on a loan scenario, a star rating and promoted rows. RateSonar lists advertised rates with the day each one was recorded, and it does not take applications.
| Page checked | https://www.canstar.com.au/home-loans/ |
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| Owner printed on that page | CANSTAR Pty Limited, ABN 21 053 646 165. The page copyright line is © Copyright 2026. |
| What that table showed | A refinance scenario: $650,000, owner-occupied, variable, on a $1.3 million property in New South Wales. Columns included a star rating, an interest rate, a comparison rate and a monthly repayment. Rows marked Promoted sat above other rows. |
| What they say about fees | The page says Canstar may earn a fee from Online Partners for referrals, and that an ad can sit in a fixed position in a table. It also says payment of those fees does not influence Canstar’s star ratings. |
| RateSonar | Advertised rates from bank websites and public product feeds, each with the day it was recorded. Home loans sort lowest rate first. RateSonar does not take an application. |
| Assistant access | Connect an assistant at https://api.ratesonar.com. No sign-up and no key. Anonymous series calls return the last 31 days. |
Common questions
- Is a Canstar star rating a RateSonar rate?
- No. RateSonar does not copy star ratings. A RateSonar row is an advertised rate and the day it was recorded.
- Does RateSonar send an application to Canstar?
- No. RateSonar does not take loan applications and does not sell a sponsored place in a table.
- Who wrote this page?
- Jaco Veldsman wrote this page. Last checked 15 Oct 2026.
The other pages are Canstar, Finder and RateCity. Read how RateSonar records a rate.