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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 MOREItalian Confidential - Day 3
by Melissa Gielnik • 8 Aug 2013
A new day dawns in the very beautiful and very romantic Venice.
READ MOREItalian 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 MOREItalian 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 • 9 Jul 2013
While fluctuations in the market are beyond your control, a strong growth strategy is still encouraged.
READ MOREMortgage 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 • 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 MORETHE WORD - What will the official cash rate be at the end of 2013?
by • 13 Dec 2012
THE WORD - What will the official cash rate be at the end of 2013?
READ MORETALKBACK -- Industry comment on www.theadviser.com.a
by • 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 • 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
Broker Confidential
by • 10 Oct 2012
Upon returning from the AFG Los Angeles Conference, I was forced to hit the ground running.
READ MOREThe language of loans
by • 20 Jun 2012
We diversify our products, our offerings, our services, our, well – everything. But have we diversified our... READ MORE
FINAL WORD -- At the coalface
by • 11 Apr 2012
Brokers are used to dealing with all kinds of people. Not surprising, then, that some of them provide memorable... READ MORE
More than meets the eye to banks' RBA break-up
by • 17 Feb 2012
The latest round of interest rate rises has effectively changed forever the framework of mortgage lending in Australia... READ MORE
Real estate in 2012 – the year ahead
by • 13 Feb 2012
There is no denying that 2011 has been somewhat of a turbulent year for the residential property market across... READ MORE
Getting to the bottom of crisis hype
by • 14 Dec 2011
If you were to live by the headlines of the mainstream media, you’d be coerced into believing the fall out from the... READ MORE
At the top of their game
by • 7 Dec 2011
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hosting five of the top six Elite Business Writers, as ranked by The Adviser, for lunch... READ MORE
Rates Down, Opportunities Up
by • 29 Nov 2011
The recent move by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to lower interest rates by twenty five basis points presents a... READ MORE
Satisfied customers ‘stick’ around
by • 17 Nov 2011
Finding home loan customers at a time when the mortgage market is growing at its slowest pace for more than 30 years is... READ MORE