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Non-bank lenders and brokers can help alleviate the housing crisis
3 March 2023

Housing supply is already hugely constrained and is only going to get worse, but brokers and non-banks can help, says Brighten’s Chris Meaker.

Is affordability a foolish utopia?
16 January 2023

OPINION: Affordability is the word on everyone's lips at the moment - but is it realistic to make things affordable in the long run?

Does your dog know you’re going to work?
19 December 2022

TrailBlazer Finance’s Jeff Zulman takes a look at how to set boundaries when working remotely.

Reducing customer emissions: The potential for banks and CDR
5 December 2022
Reducing customer emissions – the potential for banks and CDR

As the impacts of climate change bear down on global communities, financial institutions need to play a significant role in the net-zero agenda, says Chris Evans, head of Oliver Wyman’s ...

Mortgage values are cooling but a new buyer market is coming in hot
7 November 2022
Mortgage values are cooling but a new buyer market is coming in hot

Joust's chief revenue officer, Anny Le Wilson, outlines why brokers should be targeting Millenials now.

Has financial advice become a liability for brokerages?
24 October 2022
Has financial advice become a liability for brokerages?

OPINION Mortgages and financial advice seemed the perfect match on paper, but the economic reality has proved to be very different, writes James Mitchell.

House price panic: How inaccurate forecasts instil anxiety
29 August 2022
House price panic: How inaccurate forecasts instil anxiety

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, ...

Islamic banking is just the tip of an ethical industry movement
22 July 2022
Islamic banking is just the tip of an ethical industry movement

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 ...

Client retention should be a daily activity, especially now
19 April 2022
Client retention should be a daily activity, especially now

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.

Musings on my mortgage experience
7 April 2022
Musings on my mortgage experience

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.

The future of the retiree home equity market in Australia
4 January 2022
The future of the retiree home equity market in Australia

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 ...

How financial data aggregation and digitisation are elevating mortgages
22 November 2021
How financial data aggregation and digitisation are elevating mortgages

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 ...

Why an outcome-based approach trumps a ‘solution’
4 October 2021
Why an outcome-based approach trumps a ‘solution’

Nick Young considers the evolution of client engagement: moving past providing a solution.

The big winners of negative gearing
13 September 2021
The big winners of negative gearing

The biggest winners from Labor changing their policy on property taxation and negative gearing are tenants.

The rise of the ‘gift lenders’
20 August 2021
The rise of the ‘gift lenders’

Top tips to navigate private lending in the wake of cheap money fused with low credit integrity.