11 Jul 2014
It doesn’t surprise me that a staff survey at one of the big four found “pressure on bank tellers to push customers into … ...
4 Jul 2014
The residential property market is Australia’s single largest and most valuable asset class with a total estimated value of ...
26 Jun 2014
Through a combination of good management, a strong regulatory framework, the presence of lender's mortgage insurance (LMI) ...
19 Jun 2014
British brokers currently represent about 60 per cent of new mortgage lending in the UK, with some commentators expecting ...
13 Jun 2014
Recent years have seen the mortgage broking industry take strong steps towards legitimising its qualifications and ...
5 Jun 2014
The Australian property market is likely to be driven by investors in the months ahead, as they look to take advantage of ...
26 May 2014
There is a common misconception in the market that the National Credit Code regulates all individual credit loans or leases
21 May 2014
The national housing market continued to recover during 2013 as the impact of the lowest interest rates in 60 years, improved ...
20 May 2014
History and statistics tell us there are two key drivers to the housing and related mortgage finance markets: interest rates ...
14 May 2014
The combination of ‘compliance’ and ‘grenade’ is too often used in the same sentence these days.
13 May 2014
Competitive banks offering large cash incentives to attract new customers are potentially leaving New Zealand mortgage ...
8 May 2014
Recent research pointing to a boom time dead ahead for mortgage broking will have the industry doing a happy dance and it ...
6 May 2014
When I open the papers, I am often confronted by an overwhelming feeling of negativity.
2 May 2014
In 2012, The New York Times reported a story about Target sending coupons for baby clothes and maternity wear to a teenage ...
29 Apr 2014
A recent report on the Australian property market shows that demand for property is still strong and prices are still rising, ...
23 Apr 2014
The Reserve Bank has issued a couple of words of caution in recent weeks that should cause all of us mortgage brokers to ...
22 Apr 2014
ABC television recently aired a documentary that described the experiences of troubled mortgagees who had sought the services ...
16 Apr 2014
While there is little evidence of deterioration in lending standards at the moment, rising property prices have a history of ...
14 Apr 2014
Despite low consumer confidence, the Australian economy remains one of the most resilient to such global tremors and as such, ...
8 Apr 2014
While the housing recovery is a positive sign for the economy, high investor activity may pose a threat in future
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No, I have painted the picture of the TRANSACTION between borrower and lender. A broker's relationship with the lender lacks the characteristics of being their agent. We deal with multiple lenders co.....opinion), whereas clients rely on our assessment of lenders & recommendations & opinion as t...
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Nope. FP are NOT trusted...http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opini........opinion/how-to-become-a-certified-financial-planner-in-34-hours/story-e6frg6zo-1227041835840" rel="n...
I have the same opinion Peter!...