In the past 12 months, second tier lenders have significantly improved the way they are perceived by brokers. However, The Adviser’s second annual Third Party Banking Report: Second Tier Lenders shows that head-on competition with the majors is a way off in some areas. The lenders’ responses to the report follow

Stagnating property prices and low vacancy rates are enticing more investors back into the market. And, as The Adviser discovers, savvy mortgage brokers can reap the benefits

Third Party Banking Report – Second Tier Lenders 2011

The who's who of the broking industry were out in force at The Adviser's inaugural Australian Broking Awards, writes Jessica Darnbrough

Australia’s major banks were quick to acknowledge the findings of The Adviser’s second annual Third Party Banking Report – Major Lenders. While each of the lenders has its own shortcomings, all managed to improve their broker rating significantly in the past 12 months

First home buyer activity may have slumped recently, but that doesn’t mean brokers should stop targeting this potentially lucrative sector

Australia’s leading lenders have been recognised at the inaugural Australian Lending Awards. Jessica Darnbrough reports

Lucrative business opportunities lie waiting in the commercial world and residential brokers shouldn’t be put off by the apparent complexity of writing commercial loans

Targeting property investors as clients is not always easy, but the market is moving and now is the time to do it