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Matt Turner

Rise in price caps a ‘little tight’ for some regions
by Kate Aubrey and Sarah Simpkins • 20 Apr 2022
Victorian broker Matt Turner welcomes the government’s announcement to raise the price caps for Home Guarantee, but... READ MORE

MoneyQuest welcomes Mimi Jawad to the team
by • 20 Apr 2022
Former NSW partnership manager for FAST, Mimi Jawad joins MoneyQuest as the group’s state manager for NSW and... READ MORE

Ex-broker escapes conviction for false statement
by • 20 Apr 2022
A former NSW-based broker has walked away from jail time after filing a false credit licence annual compliance... READ MORE
Carl Hammerschmidt

Joust introduces supplier sign-up portal
by • 20 Apr 2022
The home loan fintech has said this digital offering is partly intended as a means to simplify the sign-up process for... READ MORE
BOQ Group

BOQ’s broker-lodged loans jump 39%
by • 19 Apr 2022
The non-major bank has said the channel’s 2022 financial year growth is partly the result of the recalibration of... READ MORE

Nodifi hires Qld, NT BDM
by Sarah Simpkins • 19 Apr 2022
The asset finance marketplace has responded to higher demand from Queensland and the Northern Territory by recruiting a... READ MORE

MFAA takes discharge issue to Treasury
by Annie Kane • 18 Apr 2022
The broker association has flagged the issue of retention teams undercutting offers at the last minute, and the long... READ MORE

FBAA slams lenders for ‘grubby’ discharge tactics
by Annie Kane • 15 Apr 2022
The undercutting practice demonstrated by some lender discharge teams is “grubby”, “ludicrous” and “narrow... READ MORE

Brokers warn of rising channel conflict behaviours
by Annie Kane • 14 Apr 2022
Discounted interest rates and cashback incentives are being increasingly used by lenders to retain refinancing clients,... READ MORE

Fixed-rate volumes plunging: AFG
by Reporter • 14 Apr 2022
AFG brokers saw fixed rate home loan volumes drop to their lowest level in two years over the March quarter. READ MORE

Great Southern Bank joins SFG lender panel
by Sarah Simpkins • 14 Apr 2022
The bank has signed a new partnership with Specialist Finance Group (SFG), as it bids to double its network of... READ MORE
SME lender appoints 1st head of growth

SME lender appoints first head of growth
by Annie Kane • 14 Apr 2022
Business lender Earlypay has welcomed its inaugural head of growth to help boost revenue growth and increase client and... READ MORE

Hit to home owners should curb rate hikes: AMP
by Sarah Simpkins • 13 Apr 2022
The impact to home owners’ wealth from tumbling property prices should limit how much the Reserve Bank jacks up... READ MORE

What platforms do brokers use to be more efficient?
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2022
Automation, synchronised databases and remote VPNs are among the tech brokers have said make their lives easier. READ MORE

Calls for housing reforms ahead of election
by Juliet Helmke • 13 Apr 2022
As the date has been set for the federal election, players in the real estate and housing industries have outlined... READ MORE

Home buyers face accelerated construction costs
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2022
National residential construction costs rose by 9 per cent over the year to March, the highest annual growth recorded... READ MORE

Melbourne and Sydney suburbs at forefront of value declines
by reporter • 12 Apr 2022
The top-end and inner-city suburbs of Australia’s most populous cities are seeing a slip in values, new CoreLogic... READ MORE

Foreign investor fined $250k for unauthorised property purchases
by Juliet Helmke • 12 Apr 2022
A property investor has become the first person to be issued with a penalty for breaching of Australia’s foreign... READ MORE

Borrowers at risk if inflation eats at wages: RBA
by Sarah Simpkins • 11 Apr 2022
The majority of mortgage holders are expected to weather looming rate rises, but the Reserve Bank has issued warnings... READ MORE

Pepper Money launches ‘Broker Shout Out’ campaign
by Annie Kane • 11 Apr 2022
The non-bank lender is asking brokers to nominate industry representatives that have “made a real-life difference to... READ MORE

72% of future FHBs expect to use government assistance
by Annie Kane • 11 Apr 2022
Nearly three-quarters of future home buyers expect to rely on government schemes and financial support, according to... READ MORE

HomeBuilder has mixed consequences: AHURI
by Sarah Simpkins • 11 Apr 2022
The housing measure provided positives in the short term, but a new report has warned it escalated prices and placed... READ MORE

BankVic trials mortgage broker distribution
by Annie Kane • 8 Apr 2022
Police, government, health, nursing and emergency services staff will be able to access BankVic mortgages via the... READ MORE

New outsourcing provider launches for brokers
by Annie Kane • 8 Apr 2022
The Prime Minister of Fiji has officially opened a new outsourcing provider for the broking industry established by... READ MORE

‘Can’t get to everything’: ASIC pressed on dismissed complaints
by Sarah Simpkins • 8 Apr 2022
The regulator has been grilled on why it decided to pursue no further action for 65 per cent of reports of misconduct... READ MORE