Off-the-plan apartment sales on the Gold Coast are soaring to new heights despite other markets across the country continuing to fall flat. New apartment sales in the first three months of this year have jumped 45 per cent from last quarter, according to property consultant...
The yearly Lender'Splendour was hold yesterday at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane. As usual, this Connective event was a must to attend with great networking opportunities, meeting with a whole bunch of lenders and Industry Updates. A well-spent Professional Development Day! ...
APRA’s newly announced proposal to allow banks to set their own serviceability floors when assessing residential mortgage loan applications could enable more people to access mortgages, industry commentators have suggested. The prudential regulator launched a four-week consultation on Tuesday (21 May) asking members of industry to...
The northern Gold Coast suburb of Coomera is in the midst of a billion dollar facelift, with a new shopping centre joining the booming retail and business precinct. Just six months after the opening of the $500 million Westfield Coomera, the suburb is being transformed with...
When saving for a house make sure to avoid personal loans at all costs. If you currently have any it may be wise to get them paid off as soon as possible. Turning to short-term loans to cover emergency expenses puts home ownership even further...
Brokers have rated a non-major bank as the top performing ADI in the mortgage broker market, ahead of the big four, according to major new research. Over 1,000 mortgage brokers took part in Momentum Intelligence’s Third-Party Lending survey 2019, which was conducted over February and March...
There’s no avoiding the fact that the vast majority of decent, hard-working Australians are grossly under-prepared financially for a stress-free retirement. The numbers are staggering! Official government statistics confirm that, as at June 2016, only 18 per cent of the 3.6 million Australians aged 65 or more...
A $67 million sporting development in Greater Springfield, an urban growth corridor located south-west of Brisbane’s metropolitan area, is on track to open this year. The developer of Greater Springfield says it is “cementing itself as one of Australia’s super sporting meccas” with its new Springfield...
You might have heard the Government is going to be making some decisions soon regarding mortgage brokers, including the possibility that you may need to pay your mortgage broker services in the future. If you feel your mortgage broker has done a good job helping guide...
As most people know, the mortgage broking industry has been widely discussed over the last few months and we are waiting on some (major?) reforms from the Royal Commission soon. These might tighten the broker’s businesses even if Mr Peter White, managing director of the...
