You could be forgiven for thinking the royal commission had skipped over problems with the banking and wealth management sectors to focus on the mortgage brokers as the real "villains" in the finance industry.
More competition than ever in Australia’s home loan market thanks to mortgage brokers
Buying Your First Home?
State of the Market 2018 – CoreLogic report Dec 2018
Royal Commission update
We are following with keen interest the current Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. Recent comments by the CBA CEO, Matt Comyn, regarding broker commissions and expressing support for a “consumer pays” model in the broking industry, have raised significant media attention.
Christmas Joy
Helping your kids buy property
Spring News!
Spring is widely known as the busiest time in the home buying calendar as the nicer weather draws more buyers out to property inspections, and drives more vendors to list their properties. But is Spring really the best time for buying a home, or is it merely an industry myth?
Find out - in the latest edition of the Inspired Living Newsletter for Spring/Summer 2018.
A wonderful review!
How redraw works and why it’s a handy loan feature
It’s one of the less glamorous home loan features, but the redraw facility deserves a second look. Here’s why:
The redraw facility explained
A redraw facility lets you make additional repayments to reduce your variable rate home loan balance and save on interest. If you pay more than your minimum scheduled repayments, then you’ll have money available to redraw from your home loan.
Auctions – they don’t have to be scary!
Changes To Credit Score Reporting
Choosing Banks
Winter IFA Newsletter
The Winter edition of the Integrity Finance newsletter contains some great information about traps to avoid when refinancing and what expenses you are able to claim on your investment property.
Grab a cuppa and enjoy the read!
