Broker and property investor Sofie Chapman joins host Annie Kane to discuss how and why she’s been splitting her time across two states, servicing clients in both Adelaide and Sydney.
This independent broker is not only keeping herself busy by operating over state borders, but also by offering residential and commercial mortgages, all while managing her own property portfolio.
In this episode of Elite Broker, we catch up with Sofie to find out how she’s been doing it all, why she decided to introduce a fee for service this year, and why she uses a sub-aggregator.
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Annie Kane is the managing editor of Momentum's mortgage broking title, The Adviser.
As well as leading the editorial strategy, Annie writes news and features about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape.
She is also the host of the Elite Broker, New Broker, Mortgage & Finance Leader, Women in Finance and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts.
Annie regularly emcees industry events and awards, such as the Better Business Summit, the Women in Finance Summit as well as other industry events.
Prior to joining The Adviser in 2016, Annie wrote for The GuardianAustralia and had a speciality in sustainability.
She has also had her work published in several leading consumer titles, including Elle (Australia) magazine, BBC Music, BBC History and Homes & Antiques magazines.
The Adviser is the number one magazine for Australia's finance and mortgage brokers. The publications delivers news, analysis, business intelligence, sales and marketing strategies, research and key target reports to an audience of professional mortgage and finance brokers
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