News Views and other stuff
The federal election went into full swing and people voted accordingly, opting to keep the current government running the country rather than handing over to the Opposition, who were set to make soooooooo many changes within the financial sector, it potentially could have had a catastrophic impac...
With all the talk in recent months around home loan lending and affordability in the after-math of the recent Royal Commission into finance and banking practices, one very big change that has been immediately evident is the credit squeeze forced onto new borrowers, as part of the process of lende...
Lenders have this amazing ability to increase home loan interest rates outside of the RBA cycle, simply because they can.
Following on from last month’s Royal Commission Report and the recommendations made, people across Australia have come out in force to support the Mortgage Broker industry as they recognise it as a valuable and important part of home loan lending in today’s space. Not to mention keeping the big b...
The Royal Commission delivered their long awaited report on the banking industry, making numerous recommendations across the finance industry. This included reviewing and proposing overhauls to the mortgage broking sector, without any consultation from broker industry stakeholders
The year has flown by in the blink of an eye! For borrowers, interest rate stability and record low interest rates continued to dominate throughout the whole year.
The Royal Commission, this year tasked with deep-diving into the Australian banking system and responsible lending practices, It is a buyers’-market, buyers should be purchasing property simply because conditions are perfect and those selling are doing so because they have to for one reason or an...
September saw a number of lenders increase their housing interest rates outside of the RBA cycle, If you have a home loan, and it starts with the number four (4.) then yes you should be talking to a broker
Over the past thirty years or so, Melbourne property values have been a major talking point for many Australians - So where should you buy?
Misleading reporting on real estate values is an ongoing issue. Relevant reporting would delve further into median pricing by considering where the bulk of sales activity is and what sector of the market experienced the most sales, rather than superficially looking at just the numbers
A common myth amongst borrowers is that smaller lenders do not have proper or normal banking suites available e.g. being able to have your salary paid into a bank account and being able to pay bills from your internet banking etc. The reality is that most smaller lenders do actually have these fa...
The 2018 FY year has seen interest rates hold steady with no official change to the cash rate and home loan interest rates remaining at unprecedented record low levels.
Two most commonly asked questions by many Australians regarding real estate When is the best time to buy? When is the best time to sell? The overwhelming answer is a simple.....NOW!
