• PUBLISHED DATE: 10/06/21
  • LAST UPDATED DATE: 13/08/26
  • Marc Barlow Director, Mortgage Broker Sydney

Using cryptocurrency for a home deposit

More Australians are now using cryptocurrency as a means to enter into the property market, for either a home deposit fund or to pay off a mortgage. Although digital coins are not widely recognised as a mainstream currency in Australia, home buyers are cashing in their investments and seeking out a property.

Michael recently spoke to Domain about this rising trend among prospective first-home and well-established buyers. Read the Domain article here.

Author: Marc Barlow

Role/Position: Director, Mortgage Broker Sydney

Marc has been a professional lender for 28 years. After beginning his career in 1990 with a UK Building Society, he moved to Australia where he held several different retail banking roles. In 1999 it became clear to him that a mortgage broker would eventually become an obvious choice for someone looking for a home loan so he took the plunge and became an independent broker. He hasn’t looked back since!

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