Your friends in finance.

I was lucky enough to start my career with a group of Agribusiness and Business Banking managers who valued their clients as friends and partners. They would be invited to Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings and if a client unfortunately passed away, they would there at the funeral.

In hindsight, I didn't fully grasp the extent of my good fortune or the wealth of knowledge they were generously imparting. I happened to be among the last beneficiaries of their wisdom, with each of them boasting a minimum of 30 years' experience, some even exceeding the remarkable milestone of 50 years.

We’ve Got Real Experience in Rural Lending.

Not sure if your rural hobby farm or the farm you are thinking about fits a banks criteria? Reach out and we can review and provide our knowledge to help.

Benefiting from our team's authentic experience in rural lending, we often assist clients who aspire to acquire a farm for recreational purposes or to reconnect with their agricultural roots.

When you’re busy with life, refinancing can seem like a hassle. However, with a mortgage broker to guide you through the process, it doesn’t have to be!

Refinancing may allow you to switch to a more competitive home loan, thereby potentially saving you money in interest.

It can also help you achieve other goals, like using different finance options to renovate your property or consolidating your debt and paying it off more efficiently. You may even consider refinancing to access equity to buy an investment property or another big-ticket item like a pool.

Here are the steps involved in the refinancing process:

The wonderful thing about property investing is that it opens your world up to different ways to potentially build your wealth.

However, Australian Taxation Office figures released last June showed that a quarter of Australia’s property investments are held by 1% of taxpayers. The majority of those investors are over the age of 50.

If you don’t fit into this category, all hope isn’t lost! You can still approach property investment strategically now by following these 5 common rules successful property investors abide by.

It’s a new year; and new year calls for new goals! Do you have property goals in 2024?

As some of us return to work and others enjoy the last few sun-soaked weeks of holidays, the property market remains quiet as many vendors hold off for the summer months.

This can be a good time to do some property research, investigate financing options, or set your property plans and budget in place.

So, if you’re planning a property purchase this year, speak to us about getting pre-approved on your finance so you can put your plans in motion.

Read on to find out what’s in store for interest rates and the property market in 2024.

Planning to purchase a property in the near future?

Here’s what you can do today to optimise your chances of being approved for a home loan down the track.

Interest rates may drop

All four of the Big Banks are predicting the cash rate will drop in 2024.

Commonwealth Bank expects a cash rate drop as early as March, while NAB is anticipating the RBA will cut the cash rate in August. Westpac believes the RBA will lower rates in September and December. ANZ anticipates a cash rate drop towards the end of 2024.

Interest rates climbed and then plateaued

From May 2022, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) began an aggressive cycle of tightening the cash rate in order to get inflation under control.

In 2023, we saw the RBA lift the cash rate in February, March, May, June and November, leaving mortgage holders grappling with rising repayments and cost-of-living pressures.

This month, the cash rate has remained on hold at 4.35% as the RBA assesses the impact of the increased interest rates and the economic outlook. 

I am sure that as a business owner you have received an email/phone call from your bank / bank manager saying that your Annual Review is due and you have to supply all this information to them.

Under their APRA requirements the majority of lenders have to complete an Annual Review of a clients lending facilities and review their historical financial performance since the last “Annual Review”.

Read through our recent Blog titled Commercial Finance - Annual Review to understand this more.