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You know the phrase, “asset rich, cash poor”? It’s never been uttered in a more provocative environment. Even if you’re generally flush with cash, cash as an investment type is hamstrung these days by the central bank cash rate, meaning you’re poorer than you need to be. Let me say it straight. ...
Melbourne-based brokerage Absolut Financial has moved to award-winning aggregator Loan Market to further its business diversification.
Economists and property researchers are feeling good about the future. They’re saying, as a whole, Australia is considered a growth market for property prices. And they’re putting it down to our financial regulations and a broadly stable economy. One researcher even said that the next five years...
First Home Buyer and self-employed loan specialist Rebecca Hudson has found a ‘natural progression’ in her new career as a Franchise Owner with Loan Market in Sydney.
Perth brokerage Do Financial is the latest addition to Loan Market’s Bring Your Own Brand (BYOB) offering, joining the aggregator to further its commitment of ‘empowering and educating’ customers.
A former founder of a Not-for-Profit has achieved success in the mortgage industry, transferring the problem-solving skills that readied thousands of people for the workforce to now, helping borrowers achieve their finance goals.
What a difference a year makes. When we reflect on housing and lending in 2019 there is a theme of uncertainty. The property market took a downward turn, and financial institutions got hauled before the public to explain a myriad of practices that subsequently caused the regulator to impose stric...
I get an influx of clients with optimism and determination booking appointments at the start of every year. They plan to buy an investment property, or set up their children with their first property, and couples start getting serious about the first home purchase. You likely get the same sort o...
It’s a new year! So, you’re going to be thinking about how you want this year to be an improvement on the last. I have some home truths for you. Some things you need to hear. Half of us in Australia set new year’s resolutions, but only 12 per cent of us stick to them. So, as a valued client of mi...
Like most of us after a hefty ham and prawn feast on Christmas day, the property market tends to enjoy a nap during the festive season. That is to say that agent and seller activity goes a bit quiet during December and into January. Ironically, both the big property portals report that January i...