Troy McErvale is the founder and managing director of Freedom Home Loans and My Personal Lender, a combined mortgage broker and mortgage management business in Australia started in 2001. Since 2010, the company has offered an expanded service to include mortgages for foreign owners of US property, as well as US property consulting services to high net worth clients.
A broker-owned union is the answer to big bank dominance
The Financial System Inquiry released its interim report in July, and is now seeking a second round of submissions.
BROKER • Thu, 11 Sep 2014
My plan to reform the LMI industry
Every so often, the industry considers the state of the housing market in Australia, and access to property ownership to various market segments including first home ...
SALES & MARKETING • Tue, 12 Aug 2014
Why the big four banks should worry about BitCoin
The Australian mortgage industry has seen very few product innovations over the past few years. This is largely due to the big four’s market dominance and their ability ...
BORROWER • Tue, 08 Jul 2014
Exploding the myth of housing affordability
Almost every year, with monotonous regularity, I have read headlines declaring how unaffordable Australian housing is.
SALES & MARKETING • Tue, 03 Jun 2014
Coles could make a big success out of mortgages
In 2012, The New York Times reported a story about Target sending coupons for baby clothes and maternity wear to a teenage girl.
SALES & MARKETING • Tue, 29 Apr 2014
Why government should encourage property investment
The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2013 contains some interesting reading about the wealth of Australia and Australian households.
SALES & MARKETING • Tue, 08 Apr 2014