Opinion

With brokers writing 80 per cent of home loans, what comes next? Mortgage industry commentator Sam Boer reveals what’s required to survive “peak broker”.

Australia’s economic debate is focused too heavily on political blame, while deeper structural problems go unaddressed. Accendo Financial partner Trent Carter explores why productivity, ...

Brokers are embracing AI to save time, but are they creating a data risk they cannot see? Nirlep Adhikari, director and founder of Mount Mindforce explores the governance gap.

A new build and an established property can now sit on opposite sides of two separate tax rules, not just one, and the gap is easy to miss until a client’s already signed, Daniel Farrugia, ...

If you’re toying with selling your book, the time to focus and potentially act is now, before the budget changes bite in 14 months’ time, Jeff Zulman, managing director of TrailBlazer ...

The key to winning top brokers in 2026 isn't a flashy CRM or bold slogans, but rather the strategic use of neuromarketing, says Social Broker's Sarah Barnett.

Sophisticated document fraud is increasingly difficult to detect in SME lending.

I spent more than a decade at Macquarie Bank working within institutional credit models. Having seen both sides of the system, it’s not difficult to understand why many equipment finance ...

The mortgage industry’s neat categories are blinding brokers to a fast-growing, high-value cohort – and leaking clean revenue in the process, writes Michelle Joseph.

2026 will not reward optimism – it will reward precision in lending, say Craig Green and Lindsay Johnston from banking and finance firm Green Mortgage Lawyers.

While the broker channel remains dominant, the real risk lies in the fragile business structures beneath it – and why strengthening broker businesses, not defending market share, will ...

Mortgage broking is moving beyond solo, commission-only models towards scaled, team-based businesses. This is helping the third-party channel stay competitive in a crowded market, says Simon ...

2025 forced Australian SMEs to rethink how they fund, plan, and operate, write Anna Hawter and Ben Lamb from SME lender Lumi.

OPINION For years, the question of whether Macquarie Bank should be considered a major bank has been debated. Now, it looks like the prudential regulator may settle the question for ...

Inflation figures have all but destroyed any hope of an interest rate cut for millions of Australians in mortgage stress, but the worst may be yet to come, writes REB editor Liam Garman.