Mortgage and Finance Brokers Blog Opinions - The Adviser

Mirror, Mirror on the (Facebook) Wall

by Douglas Driscoll • 8 Nov 2013

Social media is about people. If you believe the cliché, real estate and mortgage broking are also about people, not... READ MORE

Why your preferred credit repairer needs to be a lawyer

by Graham Doessel • 6 Nov 2013

When an adverse credit listing comes up on a client’s credit check - it may be hard to know how to help them, or... READ MORE

Perfecting Referral Partnerships

by Doug Mathlin • 5 Nov 2013

Perhaps we should start by considering ‘how many referral relationships do I need for my business?’ Some people... READ MORE

The importance of business planning

by Alan Hemmings • 5 Nov 2013

Business Planning is a term a lot of business owner’s dread, which means it may only be completed half-hearted or not... READ MORE

Add-a-Staffobia

by Paul Eldridge • 1 Nov 2013

It’s quite common for people to be nervous about bringing on their first employee. I know a lot of brokers have... READ MORE

FHO driving concrete change

by Sam Elbanna • 28 Oct 2013

Now is the time to invest in inner city property according to a property according. Since late last year there has been... READ MORE

Writing a winning submission

by Stacey Moseley • 16 Oct 2013

Nominations are well under way for the 2014 Better Business Awards and as many individuals and groups move through to... READ MORE

Online learning, is it worth it?

by Paul Eldridge • 27 Sep 2013

In the past, when we thought about studying, no doubt we had visions of driving to a campus or a venue each day, having... READ MORE

Regulators seeking to avoid housing asset bubbles

by Paul Lahiff • 2 Sep 2013

Over the past three to four months, an emerging trend has developed across a number of countries trying to avoid a... READ MORE

USA: A housing-led recovery

by Paul Lahiff • 27 Aug 2013

Most economists argue that housing can be a great boost to economic recovery, with the only difference being on how big... READ MORE

Italian Confidential - Day four

by Melissa Gielnik • 12 Aug 2013

Day four of this amazing adventure in Italy begins. READ MORE

Italian Confidential - Day 3

by Melissa Gielnik • 8 Aug 2013

A new day dawns in the very beautiful and very romantic Venice. READ MORE

Italian Confidential - Day 2

by Melissa Gielnik • 7 Aug 2013

Day two of the AFG High Flyers Annual Conference takes on a more serious tone, with all of the key lender partners... READ MORE

Italian Confidential - Day 1

by Melissa Gielnik • 6 Aug 2013

It’s day one and boy, am I exhausted! READ MORE

Italian Confidential

by Melissa Gielnik • 31 Jul 2013

Well, it is almost that time of year again - time to head overseas for the very exciting and prestigious AFG Chairman's... READ MORE

Housing Finance On The Upswing ?

by Paul Lahiff • 25 Jul 2013

There’s quite a bit of discussion and debate on the housing and housing finance sector at the moment with some... READ MORE

A strategy for growth

by Kathy Cummings • 9 Jul 2013

While fluctuations in the market are beyond your control, a strong growth strategy is still encouraged. READ MORE

Mortgage stress and confusion is rampant

by • 29 Apr 2013

Over 30 per cent of Australians experienced mortgage stress in the last 12 months, a study by HomeLoanFinder.com.au has... READ MORE

Responding to broker criticism

by Reporter • 11 Mar 2013

There has been a lot of heat and noise about various articles written by News Ltd Journalist Jessica Irvine over the... READ MORE

Who owns my software platform? Me or my aggregator?

by • 23 Jan 2013

You feel like it’s just one of those days and everything seems to be going wrong with your systems. READ MORE

THE WORD - What will the official cash rate be at the end of 2013?

by Staff Reporter • 13 Dec 2012

THE WORD - What will the official cash rate be at the end of 2013? READ MORE

TALKBACK -- Industry comment on www.theadviser.com.a

by Staff Reporter • 13 Nov 2012

Everyone has an opinion, and some people feel compelled to speak out. Here are just a few comments prompted by daily... READ MORE

Competition critical to broker survival

by Lisa Claes • 2 Nov 2012

Forget the Melbourne Cup. It speaks volumes that today’s online punters can place a bet on which of the big four... READ MORE

Mobility apps and smart phones drive business evolution

by • 14 Oct 2012

In today’s day and age, more and more users are turning to smart phones and tablet devices in their day to day... READ MORE

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