Investing in property can be an exciting and profitable venture. One way to acquire investment property is at auction. Auctions offer buyers the opportunity to purchase a property quickly and at potentially lower prices than the traditional market. However, buying an investment property at auction requires some knowledge and strategies to ensure a successful purchase. […]

Finding the perfect home to meet all of your needs can be a challenge, and when you finally find the home of your dreams, you don’t want to miss out. However, the process of buying a home can be lengthy and complicated, leaving you with unexpected expenses and dealing with multiple factors that could delay

More than one million Australians have their retirement savings invested in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), with these trusts making up almost a third of the nation’s $3.5 trillion superannuation sector. SMSFs have become more popular as they can provide members with greater control over investments and retirement outcomes than traditional super funds, which can be

Whether you are a startup or an established small business looking to expand, a finance broker will be able to help you navigate all the important factors when looking at taking out a small business loan. There are many reasons why a small business owner my want extra funding to support the business. One of

Among the strategies to pay off your home loan faster and save money long term, a mortgage offset account is one of the more attractive options. An offset account is another bank account which, rather than earn interest on any savings, reduces the amount of interest on your monthly loan repayments. Every dollar in your

With the double whammy of rising cost of living pressures and the Reserve Bank significantly lifting official interest rates to combat inflation, many thousands of homeowners are struggling to make their monthly or fortnightly mortgage repayments. A broker can help to ease the pain and anxiety of mortgage stress with strategies to get you through

In these times of greater cost of living pressures coupled with higher interest rates, those looking to obtain housing finance or refinance their existing loan can face a stricter test from lenders to secure that mortgage. Lenders are required to examine a borrower’s ability to repay a loan at a higher interest rate than those

Changes are afoot at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) with the federal government appointing Michele Bullock as the RBA’s first  female Governor. The current RBA Deputy Governor has been tasked with implementing a raft of changes to the central bank’s operations which will be important to all brokers. She will replace Dr Philip Lowe