Everyone has an opinion, and some people feel compelled to speak out. Here are just a few comments prompted by daily news broken on www.theadviser.com.au over the last month.

Lenders mortgage insurance is a misunderstood but often essential tool to help first time buyers enter the property market. The Adviser examines how veteran brokers address the topic with clients, and turn what is sometimes perceived as a negative into a positive.

The key to capitalising on change lies in knowing how to deal with it, writes Belinda Luc.

St George invited The Adviser to meet the team behind its mortgage broker support hub.

Vow Financial's chief executive officer Jeff Zulman says the industry is heading into a new era identified by legislation and diversification.

Outsourcing back-end processes can leave brokers free to write more business.

Continuing RBA monetary policy tightening in the first and second quarters of 2010 has impacted arrears performance.

The latest property and housing finance figures suggest the recent slump in property price growth may soon be over.

Australia's leading economists still expect a number of hikes before year end as the government seeks to keep inflation in check.