Within the home loan industry there are numerous offers to provide a review of your current loans, whether they call it a “Home Loan Health Check”, “Loan Review”, or similar.
What does this mean? Continue reading Why you should consider a Home Loan Health Check!
Mortgage Brokers (also often referred to as Finance Brokers, Mortgage Planners or Credit Advisers) act as an intermediary between lenders and borrowers to negotiate loan facilities.
Over the last 10 – 15 years the usage of Mortgage Brokers in Australia has increased consistently and it is now estimated that approximately 1 in every 2 new home loans in Australia is sourced through a Mortgage Broker.
So why do so many borrowers utilise a Broker rather than going to their local Bank? Some of the benefits and reasons include:
There are many kids in Australia who have treated their parents as a ‘bank’ as they have grown up. Whether it was getting the newest game or latest technology before they had saved enough pocket money, or even as big as asking for assistance to buy a car in their late teens.
But these days with the cost of housing many kids are seeking much larger withdrawals and assistance from the ‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ to help them get into property ownership.
There is a saying that a banker is “someone who gives you an umbrella when it is sunny and takes it away when it is raining!”
I am sure many small businesses have felt this way when dealing with their bank or lender in gaining finance, or simply trying to maintain the finance agreements they already have. Over the years I have witnessed and experienced the stress, frustration and at times dismay of business owners when a loan approval is not forthcoming or conditions of an approval have not been acceptable to the business owner. Continue reading Applying for a Business Loan: What do Banks look for?
Finance Brokers (also often referred to as Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Planners or Credit Advisers) act as an intermediary between lenders and borrowers to negotiate loan facilities.
Over the last 10 – 15 years the usage of Finance Brokers in Australia has increased consistently and it is now estimated that approximately 1 in every 2 new home loans in Australia is sourced through a Finance Broker.
So why do so many borrowers utilise a Broker rather than going to their local Bank? Some of the benefits and reasons include: Continue reading Why use a Finance Broker?
