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Interest rate hikes on the horizon
21 November 2016
Interest rate hikes on the horizon

Savvy mortgage brokers are acutely aware that to achieve long-term success, they must not only grow their loan book, but they must do it in a sustainable way.

Getting to the truth via credit repair
21 November 2016
Getting to the truth via credit repair

This week two American lawyers Dean Strang and Jerry Buting were being interviewed about Season 2 of Making a Murderer, a hit series on Netflix that has a large portion of the Australian ...

Why talent is not always the answer
14 November 2016
Why talent is not always the answer

It’s easy to see why we are so obsessed with talent.

Fasten your seatbelts - it’s going to be a bumpy ride!
7 November 2016
Fasten your seatbelts - it’s going to be a bumpy ride!

The memories from my childhood and adolescence are peppered with flashbacks of family times, fragments of birthdays and other events, all of which I recall on occasion, like we all do I ...

Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades
17 October 2016
Investor housing demand rises as owner occupier fades

Housing finance data for August 2016 has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Over the month there was $31.4 billion worth of housing finance commitments which was ...

Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels
10 October 2016
Although dwelling approvals fell in August they remain at very high levels

Earlier this month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest building approvals data for August 2016.

Melbourne remains the powerhouse of population growth
4 October 2016
Melbourne remains the powerhouse of population growth

Demographic data for the March 2016 quarter was released last week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

How A.I is changing unsecured business lending
26 September 2016
Simon Isaacs, artificial intelligence, business lending

Artificial Intelligence (A.I), as high-tech as it may sound, has actually been around for more than 60 years.

Are the big four sending a message from rate-cut short-fall?
30 August 2016
Are the big four sending a message from rate-cut short-fall?

What do we take away from the recent RBA rate cut, where the big four banks changed tactic and only passed on half of the rate discount and shifted focus towards bank deposit rates?

A look at mortgage lending across the states and territories
19 August 2016
A look at mortgage lending across the states and territories

Late last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published lending finance data for June 2016. When this data is paired with housing finance data it provides valuable insights about ...

Why are lenders continuing to tighten up policies?
15 August 2016
Jeremy Fisher, interest rates, property market, lending policies, loan repayments

Interest rates have been at record lows, the property market has had a good run and, to maintain a balance in the market, the lenders are continuing to gradually tighten their lending ...

5 things to know when selling your mortgage business
8 August 2016
Simon James, mortgage business, selling your business, things to know, help save money

It may be tempting to take the ‘do it yourself’ route, thinking that this will help save money, but this is not the case when selling a business.

The art of being remarkable
23 January 2020

Facilitating great customer service is all about being remarkable. Trail Homes' Nick Young outlines how to be remarkable and boycott being transactional.

Time to appoint a housing minister
1 August 2016
Grant Harrod, appoint, housing minister, government, Australian property market

The nation’s decision to re-elect Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition government for another term will have a positive effect on the Australian property market as consumer confidence returns and ...

A checklist for fintech success
25 July 2016
Bruce Coombes, checklist, fintech success, how to be a success

Another day, another fintech emerges from the ether. In fact, global research portal, Statista, predicts that worldwide investment into fintech is expected to reach AU$10 billion by 2018, up ...