Long-term customers paying ever higher loyalty tax on loans
You might not realise that lenders often charge lower interest rates to new borrowers compared to existing customers. Over the past year,...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Strong investor activity defies wider home loan trend
Investor borrowing has increased for 11 consecutive months, according to the most recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics....
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Highland Finance Broker
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Residential lending surge
December 2020 saw the highest level of residential loan settlements on record at $64B. Broker market share of the loan settlements also...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Product update - Asset finance
The COVID recovery has created a boom in vehicle purhcases and large increases in industries supporting transport and infrastructure. The...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Interest Rates - Update
Australian interest rates and rates for borrowers remain at record low levels and appear to be staying right where they are. Most major...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey 2020
PIPA Annual Investor Sentiment Survey is a detailed insight of Australia’s residential property investors. Surveying and questioning,...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
Lending options for commercial property
Despite some sectors of the property market suffering downturns during COVID (Shopping centers, tourism, dine in restaurants) several...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Nov 18, 2020
- 1 min
Current interest rates, what are the banks doing?
The November Reserve Bank decision to lower interest rates to a new historical low would be expected to generate rate reductions across...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Regional & Rural Property Loans
Regional & rural locations in Australia have seen large increases in sales and buyer interest in 2020, mostly due to COVID, shutdowns and...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Budget 2020 instant asset write off extension
The Australian Government's 2020 budget has provided several important business and personal stimulus measures to promote economic...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
Crunch time for borrowers
As the 6 month deferral of loan repayment period comes to an end, many borrowers are facing difficult choices. Almost half a million...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
Why now is a great time to consider refinancing your mortgage!
Now may be one of the best times to consider reviewing your mortgage and consider refinancing. Why refinance now? 1. Record low interest...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Jul 4, 2019
- 3 min
Self-employed and want a home loan? An alt doc loan might be right for you
If you're self-employed or you own your own business, you’ll know all about the challenges of admin - keeping your accounts, finances...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
Weekly economic review - Rural Bank
The combined total value of housing finance approvals across both owner occupier and investor segments (and excluding refinance) declined...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Hayne Royal Commission, what it means for home borrowers.
The fallout from the Hayne Royal Commission into Financial Services is just beginning and implications are far reaching. This post will...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Interest rates whereabouts?
4th September 2018 Reserve Bank of Australia leaves official rates on hold, continuing the record run of "holds". When combined with...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Aug 9, 2018
- 5 min
Is Australian Housing Experiencing A Credit Crunch?
Cameron Kusher, Corelogic 30/7/18 With the tightening of lending criteria over recent years by lenders there is increasing use of the ...
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Highland Finance Broker
- Jun 20, 2018
- 4 min
What Have Periods of Decline Looked Like Over Recent Years & How Long Have Markets Taken to Recover
AUTHOR: Cameron Kusher According to the CoreLogic Home Value Index, national dwelling values were -1.1% lower than their peak in May...
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Highland Finance Broker
- May 29, 2018
- 4 min
The allure of business real property in SMSFs
The business real property (BRP) strategy for SMSFs has a reputation for being complicated to design and execute. This needn’t be the...
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