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November Newsletter
- Capital cities becoming more affordable by Jennifer Nieslen, CEO, Loan Market Group
- First home buyers hold all the home loan aces by Jennifer Nieslen, CEO, Loan Market Group
- First home buyers urged to buy real estate now by Greville Pabst, CEO, WBP Property Group
- Got a tax bill you can’t pay? by Arthur Kassos CPA
- How do share rights issues work? by Colin Nicholson
- Last change promotion – one of Australia’s most secure property investments
by Ray White - Sweat it out in Summer by Judy Davie
- Special promotion – win a new pair of shoes valued at $380
October Newsletter
- RBA lastest drop in interest rates by a massive one per cent by Jennifer Nielsen, CEO
- New First Home Savers Accounts from 1 October 2008! by Arthur Kassos CPA
- How Short Selling Drives Share Prices by Colin Nicholson
- To buy or not to buy? by Greville Pabst, CEO,
WBP Property Group - Martha Cove Marina Exclusive Promotion by Stephen Brooks, Ray White Real Estate
- Washing Vegetables by Judy Davie
September newsletter
- Will the next rate cut be in October? Should I fix yet? by Jennifer Nieslen, CEO Loan Market Group
- Superannuation pitfalls for contractors by Arthur Kassos CPA
- What is a bear market? by Colin Nicholson
- Anticipated interest rate cuts reviving consumer confidence? by Greville Pabst, CEO, WBP Property Group
- Spotlight on DHA investment properties in Adelaide by Defence Housing Australia
- Cracking the coconut myth by Judy Davie
2008 press release
Ray White Offers Investors a Rare Opportunity
04 November 2008: The Ray White Group is offering investors a wonderful opportunity to build their wealth when they auction 73 Government tenanted properties throughout the ACT, NSW and Queensland on the 19th, 20th and 21st of November respectively.
Click here to find out about this exclusive Ray White Property Investment Opportunity
first home buyer mortgage enquiries spike
27 October 2008: Government concessions and falling property prices have sparked a “huge spike” in interest from first home buyers, as measured by hits on the website of independent mortgage broker Loan Market Group.
Click here to find out why first home buyer mortgage enquiries spiked
Stick to Variable Rates, Borrowers Advised
23 October 2008: More than 100,000 Australian mortgage holders are missing the benefits of falling interest rates after locking into fixed rates of more than 8% over the past 12 months, according to Australia’s largest independent mortgage broker.
Click here to find out why borrowers are advised to stick to variable rates
South East Queensland, First Home Buyer Hot Spot
20 October 2008: First home buyers in South-East Queensland have conditions in their favour for the first time in many years, says Australia’s leading independent mortgage broker.
Click here to find out why the Ipswich and Forest Lake regions have become first home buyer hot spots.
rudd package to stimulate first home buyers
14 October: A doubling of the first home buyers grant by the federal government is sure to provide a major boost to the residential real estate market, according to leading mortgage brokers the Loan Market Group.
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Negotiate Interest Rates Now, Borrowers Advised
2 September: Home owners have been advised to negotiate their own interest rate cut with their bank following today’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower official rates.
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Lower Interest Rates on horizon
15 August: Sunshine Coast Mortgage Broker Nicky Orchard said today that comments by the Reserve Bank following its meeting on interest rates give hope to home buyers that interest rates will start to decline soon, despite the recent independent moves of many banks and lenders.
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help home loan competition and back 'AussieMac' Model
30 June: Loan Market Group today called on the mortgage broking industry to stay behind the creation of a government-backed securities market to keep home loan competition alive and insulate Australia’s financial system from foreign capital market shocks, such as the US credit crunch.
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Call to review banking sector
27 June: Loan Market Group today called for a Federal Government review into the banking sector to closely examine ways of keeping competition alive among lenders as borrowers increasingly struggled to secure finance.
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2008 Media Articles
RBA Rate Cut Boosts First Home Buyers Market
7 November: Tuesday’s interest rate cut couldn’t have come at a better time for Elyssa Lofay and Marcel Meynard, the Collingwood Park couple had only just moved into their first home when the RBA made the announcement.
Click here to find out how the rba cut boosts the first home buyers market
Goodna's Top Mortgage Broker
29 October: Goodna mortgage broker Mark Winter recently won the Broker of the Year award for Loan Market Group International.
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Investment seminar gains popularity in Beaudesert
29 October: The third annual investor seminar hosted by Ray White Rural Beaudesert at its office in William Street, had an expected turn out that was double the attendance it received last year.
Click here to find out what was discussed at the Investment seminar in Beaudesert
First Home Buyer Mortgage Enquiries Spike
27 October: Government concessions and falling property prices have sparked a “huge spike” in interest from first home buyers, as measured by hits on the website of independent mortgage broker Loan Market Group.
Click here to find out why first home buyer mortgage enquiries spiked
Fixed rates drop signals variable rate cut
(Mortgage Business)
26 August: Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive of the Loan Market Group, views the drop in fixed rates as an indicator of a rate drop for variable rate home loans.
Click here to find out why fixed rates drop signifies variable rate cut
negotiate bettter interest rates
(Lending Central)
25 August: Home owners have been advised to take the lead and negotiate an interest rate cut with their bank rather than wait for a decision on official rates from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Click here to find out how to negotiate better interest rates
Good Mortgage Brokers thrive in credit crunch
(The Australian)
25 August: The mortgage broking industry has been plunged into turmoil by the global credit crunch with a third of all brokers expected to flee the industry by the end of the year.
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Rate cut unlikely to benefit borrowers
(Sunday Telegraph)
17 August: While the next six months could see a rapid easing in monetary policy, Broker Ivan Karamatic of The Loan Market Group said that he is seeing lenders enforce the fine print of their loans much more vigorously than they ever have in the past.
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maryborough mortgage broker poll
(Fraser Coast Chronicle)
16 August: Petrol prices now rival mortgages as the biggest financial stress for Australians, a poll from mortgage broker Loan Market Group has found.
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Rate Cut on the Cards for RBA
(Mortgage Business)
6 August: As the RBA left their official cash rate unchanged at 7.25 per cent, Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive of Loan Market Group said she expected pressure to mount on the RBA to ease rates as the year continued.
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BankWest cuts Rate Tracker from Broker Channel
(Mortgage Business)
6 August: Loan Market Group chief executive, Jennifer Nielsen, does not believe BankWest’s decision to pull its Rate Tracker home loan from the broker channel is a signal that the lender will cut back on third party distribution.
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Clear Banking Home Loan Costly
(Infochoice)
25 July: Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive officer of the Loan Market Group, says the new Clear Banking Home Loan could wind up costing consumers more, and does not see a large market for the product.
Click here to read more about how clear banking home loan costly
Financing your Investment Property
(Defence Housing Australia, Investor Magazine)
9 July: Just as important as finding the right investment property is getting the right finance. Structuring your investment finance correctly will assist you to keep your costs down and manage your risk accordingly, says Jennifer Nielsen of national mortgage broker group, Loan Market.
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