4 minLENDERS MORTGAGE INSURANCE (LMI) – IS IT A GOOD OR BAD THING?Lenders Mortgage Insurance is required whenever your deposit is less than 20% of your home’s value. This insurance protects your lender...
4 minWHAT IS ‘RENTVESTING’? AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?Rentvesting. It’s a whole new word in today’s popular culture, but it also represents a revolution in home buying strategy, particularly...
3 minSEVEN REASONS WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO REFINANCE?When it comes to refinancing, we're witnessing an upsurge in activity. Given the abundance of special offers from lenders, most of whom...
2 minACCESSING EQUITY WHEN YOU DON’T NEED ITTime and again, I receive the frantic phone call from a client who has found a property, had their offer accepted and needs to arrange...
2 min20% DEPOSIT ISN’T ALWAYS A GOOD IDEAA large deposit and a short repayment period may lower your interest rate. This combination can drive down the cost of borrowing...
3 minWHY CHOOSE A BROKER OVER THE BANK?When ready to make that big commitment of applying for a home loan, most people would head straight to the bank that they currently bank...
2 minTAPPING INTO YOUR HIDDEN WEALTHAre you watching others around you build their property portfolios and wondering, how do they do it? Put simply, if you own a property...
2 minWHY YOU SHOULD GET A SECOND OPINIONIf you’re in the market for a home loan, there’s one thing you can’t afford to be: complacent. In the same way that you would shop around...