Buying your first home is an exciting time. It may signify independence, escaping poorly maintained rental property, unhelpful landlords and paying off someone else’s mortgage. It may represent security, wealth creation and achieving the great Australian Dream. No matter if you are a young first home buyer, or a mature older buyer! If unprepared, the […]

If you keep up with the financial news, you have not missed the fact that brokers have been in sight of an 'ill-informed' and controversial CHOICE campaign launched against them. The campaign aims to think mortgage brokers should not be remunerated by lenders as this could biased their judgements and work against their clients. Our […]

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 you through your home loan process, then we would […]

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 FBAA (Finance Brokers Association of Australia), said recently it will […]

This is THE time of the year when, after spending some terrific valuable time with family and/or friends for the festive season, we all come back to work fully regenerated with a head full of projects and good resolutions. 2019 will be a great year, offering us plenty of blank pages to write delectable chapters […]

Après plusieurs demandes émanant de Calédoniens, voici la traduction en français de mon dernier article sur les prêts immobiliers en Australie. Il existe, en Australie, différents types de prêts et de remboursements. Il est important de choisir celui qui correspond le mieux à vos besoins car il pourra vous faire économiser des milliers de dollars. […]

What you should know about Home Loans. Most Australians will have a loan or mortgage to repay in their lifetime for either their owner-occupied property or an investment property.  As there are different types of loans and repayments it is very important to choose the type that best suits your needs and requirements as this […]

  What is ‘Refinancing’? Refinancing involves taking out a new home loan to pay out your existing one. It can be done through the same financial institution but usually implies switching to a different lender. It is true that you would have to consider some upfront financing costs, but these are often easily outweighed by […]

I was lucky again to attend our body Industry National Conference #FBAA2018evolution last Friday where Worldwide speakers were aligned. I must admit most of the topics had been covered during our last aggregator conference, but few things caught my attention. Nothing boring here!   “Be their broker before they need a broker”, “Suffering teaches you […]

How hot are Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast?   South East Queensland will be the prime beneficiary of Sydney and Melbourne’s slowdown, with the economy starting to turn a corner and the state re-claiming its place as Australia’s No 1 destination for internal migration, as more families and downsizers from the southern cities […]