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Opinion
24 October 2022
OPINION Mortgages and financial advice seemed the perfect match on paper, but the economic reality has proved to be very different, writes James Mitchell.
29 August 2022
Dwelling price predictions continue to incorrectly reflect market movements and create unnecessary fear in home buyers’ minds, says the managing director of MoneyQuest & Buyers Choice, ...
22 July 2022
ESG — Environmental, Social, and Governance — has become the industry buzzword of 2022. However, while it all looks great on face value, customers are starting to question commitments from ...
19 April 2022
The best clients are the ones you already have – and with an interest rate rise coming, retaining those clients will become the real challenge for mortgage brokers.
7 April 2022
It finally happened: I’m a home owner. After more than five years of writing about mortgages, I finally got to see behind the curtain of the mortgage process.
4 January 2022
In 2021 the government, industry and consumers all spoke to the need for Australia to embrace the third pillar of retirement funding, the retiree home equity market. It became obvious that ...
22 November 2021
After a period of slow growth brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian property market is experiencing a major comeback, with house prices across the country rising at record ...
4 October 2021
Nick Young considers the evolution of client engagement: moving past providing a solution.
13 September 2021
The biggest winners from Labor changing their policy on property taxation and negative gearing are tenants.
20 August 2021
Top tips to navigate private lending in the wake of cheap money fused with low credit integrity.
9 August 2021
The Australian Dollar (AUD) has been on a roller coaster ride over the past two quarters.
22 June 2021
When money has no value, there’s a prevalence of ‘gift lenders,’ and the property market ‘pretends’ to rise, says Semper director Andrew Way.
19 April 2021
For the US-based chiefs of Citigroup, shuttering the underachieving Australia consumer business could not have come soon enough, says James Mitchell.
2 February 2021
Philip Dempsey outlines how the Australian classic The Castle can provide clarity on the spirit of the law.