Borrowers today are faced with the full extent of the RBA’s rate rises, cost-of-living pressures and higher inflation, which has seen mortgage arrears and delinquencies starting to rise. But hope is not lost for borrowers who might require additional support; brokers and lenders are stepping in to save the day. We take a look at the specialist lending space and the ways brokers and lenders are jumping in to the rescue
It’s been a turbulent time for borrowers over the past year. Persistently high inflation has led the central bank to hike up the cash rate by 1.5 per cent in the past 12 months alone – pushing up borrower repayments by an eye-watering amount (particularly for those with a high debt burden).
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Adrian Suljanovic is a journalist on Momentum Media's mortgages titles: The Adviser and Mortgage Business.
Adrian has written for a range of titles under the Momentum Media umbrella such as IFA, Investor Daily and Lawyer’s Weekly before joining the mortgages team in 2022.
He graduated from the University of Wollongong in 2021 gaining a Bachelor of Communication & Media with a major in Digital & Social Media.
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