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An increasing number of people looking to purchase real estate in Australia are using the services of a buyer’s advocate. Buyer’s advocates – also known as buyer’s agents or buyer’s representatives – help people with the real Read more…

Purchasing a three-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block was once regarded as the “Australian dream.” However, with a growing population, increased urbanisation in major centres such as Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and the Central Coast, and changing Read more…

In many cases, loans with offset accounts mean borrowers can save significant amounts of money in repayments over the life of a loan. But an offset doesn’t work for everybody. Find out if an offset is Read more…

Borrow from a bank or a non-bank lender? The big banks that we know and love (haha) in Australia have been under intense scrutiny by regulators and forced to tighten their lending criteria. This is good, and Read more…

In many cases, loans with offset accounts mean borrowers can save significant amounts of money in repayments over the life of a loan. But an offset doesn’t work for everybody. Find out if an offset is Read more…

A Mortgage Broker Sydney, we are not in the business of forecasting the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) interest rate decisions. There are enough bankers and economists playing that foolhardy game. What we do, instead, is Read more…

An increasing number of people looking to purchase real estate in Australia are using the services of a buyer’s advocate. Buyer’s advocates – also known as buyer’s agents or buyer’s representatives – help people with the real Read more…

Purchasing a three-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block was once regarded as the “Australian dream.” However, with a growing population, increased urbanisation in major centres such as Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and the Central Coast, and changing Read more…

If you’re planning to move houses, you’ll be hit with a big decision. Should you sell first, or wait until you’re purchased something new?   As with most difficult choices, there is no simple solution. Interest rates, housing Read more…

An increasing number of people looking to purchase real estate in Australia are using the services of a buyer’s advocate. Buyer’s advocates – also known as buyer’s agents or buyer’s representatives – help people with the real Read more…

Transfer duty – paid when anyone buys a property – was, until recently, known as ‘stamp duty’ in New South Wales. And it’s come a long way from its 17th century origins as a fee for Read more…

Questions to Ask Yourself at a Property Inspection   One of the dangers of house hunting is that you could become so enamoured with a property that you forget to ask yourself the crucial practical questions. To keep Read more…

Sydney’s mortgage borrowers have avoided another hit to repayment costs after the RBA left its cash rate unchanged at 4.35%. Fresh from hiking the rate in February, March and May, Martin Place opted to hold off Read more…

The RBA has lifted the official cash rate for a third consecutive board meeting, adding further pressure on Sydney mortgage holders. Today, Martin Place increased the rate by 0.25%, taking the official cash rate back up to Read more…

The RBA lifted the official cash rate back up to 4.10% today to make it back-to-back rate rises in 2026. Amid surging global oil prices and sustained higher inflation in Australia, today’s 0.25% increase was not Read more…

Purchasing a three-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block was once regarded as the “Australian dream.” However, with a growing population, increased urbanisation in major centres such as Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and the Central Coast, and changing Read more…

If you’re planning to move houses, you’ll be hit with a big decision. Should you sell first, or wait until you’re purchased something new?   As with most difficult choices, there is no simple solution. Interest rates, housing Read more…

Borrow from a bank or a non-bank lender? The big banks that we know and love (haha) in Australia have been under intense scrutiny by regulators and forced to tighten their lending criteria. This is good, and Read more…