Monthly Archives: June 2011

Renting out your home and re-gearing

If it is possible that the owner occupied home you are about to purchase may in your future be rented as an investment property you need to put the correct strategy in place before you buy this home as there are … Continue reading

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Tenants-in-common mortgage partners

We are often asked about buying  a property with friends or family as an easy way of getting into the property market or expanding a portfolio faster than your could acting alone. One answer is to buy as tenants-in-common where … Continue reading

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Merchant Mortgages

Merchant Mortgages are sort of a broker’s broker specialising in commercial and non-standard lending such as no doc loans for both residential and commercial.   Yes they claim to offer true ‘no doc’ loans although their information does say no owner … Continue reading

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Wide Bay

Wide Bay are Australia’s 5th largest building society. Unlike the big lenders they have no credit scoring policy, each loan is considered on it’s merits. They allow part time or casual income where you have 6 months with current employer … Continue reading

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The Rock Building Society

The Rock Building Society was established in 1967 and as their name implies they are based in Rockhampton in Queensland.    They operate all over Australia with $1.15 billion in assets under management. They have lending centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, … Continue reading

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Homeside / NAB

Homeside is NAB’s mortgage broker arm and over the last year or so they have become more active in the market with competitive rates and with acquisition of large broker member groups their broker focus as strengthened. Their products are … Continue reading

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AMP

AMP offer full banking facilities in addition to their suite of home loans, including transaction and cheque accounts with credit card and ATM access.  Their ATM and EFTPOS comes with unlimited transaction on any RediTeller ATM  (most credit unions) at … Continue reading

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