February 8, 2019
No doubt you will have heard about the Royal Commission recommendations in the media this week. The recommendations relating to the way mortgage brokers are paid, if brought to fruition, will be terrible for competition therefore increasing the costs of borrowing for all Australians. Smaller lenders and online lenders largely rely on brokers to sell their loans and without us, they will cease to exist and drive people back to the Big 4 Banks. This is obviously a great outcome for the Big 4 Banks which has been reflected in their share price immediately after the recommendations were announced
February 4, 2019
Like many people in Sydney, I can’t (yet) buy where I want to live as saving that sort of deposit would seemingly take me the rest of my life! I decided to put the savings I had into an investment property instead which is getting more and more popular amongst Millennials or anyone who wasn’t lucky enough to have property in Australia over the last 20 years!
February 4, 2019
Due to the endless increasing regulation in our industry, I need to start by telling you that I am not a Tax Advisor or an Accountant so the contents of this blog (and all my blogs) constitutes general advice only.
February 4, 2019
I want to give you a quick lesson on lending in Australia. Something I believe they should teach us in school but hey ho. Turns out teaching us useful information about one of the largest transactions we will ever make in our lifetime didn’t make the curriculum!