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Mortgage wars: TSB to price match Aussie-owned banks

Last month Australian-owned Westpac offered a one-year ... TSB was proactively encouraging New Zealanders to consider their banking options. John Bolton, managing director of Squirrel Mortgages, said ... read more

Mortgage brokers struggle to make case for trailing commissions that Hayne wants gone

According to the Bank for International Settlements, Australia's household debt is ... Competition" the ad tells viewers that fewer mortgage brokers mean less competition, which translates to fewer op... read more

Biggest Hayne impact will be the ban on mortgage commissions

Mandatory consumer protections applying to reverse mortgages in Australia include getting independent legal advice and customers being advised of other options, including selling their house and downs... read more

Mortgage brokers ‘cannot be trusted’

It leaves the forum consisting of representatives from the Australian Bankers Association, the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia ... only way to make sure customers were given the best optio... read more

Consumer groups slam mortgage broker forum

Choice, Consumer Action Law Centre, Financial Counselling Australia and Financial Rights ... buying a home gets genuine advice about the best option for them.” The forum was initiated by the mortgage- ... read more

Mortgage brokers brace for shake-out as boom turns to bust

This shook the "protectionist" pillars of economic orthodoxy that had closed the Australian economy ... quickly embraced customer-focused mortgage brokers who chased their business, by visiting homes, ... read more

Banking royal commission: Credit to stay tight, mortgage brokers could quit

Getting a mortgage is likely to continue to be tough, experts suggest. Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia chief executive Rich ... broking industry could leave home buyers with fewer o... read more

Mark Bouris: ‘We will all pay if mortgage brokers go broke’

There are about 17,000 mortgage brokers in Australia, and these people aren’t millionaires ... It’s not easy, and it’s getting harder every single day, and without the option of being able to easily s... read more

Selling a property in Australia

If you’ve been living and working in Australia for a while, the time may come when you ... so we will discuss other possible options below. But if you’re sure that going with an estate agent is right ... read more

ACCC Residential Mortgage Price Inquiry Final Report

The ACCC examined the mortgage price decisions of ANZ ... and synchronised and considered that the interest-only home loan benchmark announced by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ... read more

Confessions of a mortgage broker

The same is true with respect to mortgage advice i.e. few will agree to pay a fee. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Australian public that borrowers are well advised of the options by a pr... read more

Housing in Australia: What does the average income in your city buy you

Avoiding mortgage stress, here’s what an average Australian’s income will actually ... making a house purchase of $300,000 an affordable option. For full-time employees, this jumps to over ... read more