How Do I Get A Home Loan When I’m an Expat? Recently I was helping an expat client get a home loan. She is living and working overseas and wanted to buy a property that would be an investment in the short term and be her home when she finally came home. Makes sense right?…
Self-Managed Super Fund for Investment Property has been rising lately here at Mortgage World Australia. Our clients, on the advice of their accountant or their financial planner, get in touch with us about how much they can borrow to invest in property through their Self-Managed Super Fund. From a lending point of view, the number…
During the Covid years when interest rates were low, a lot of investors and buyers put down a deposit on unregistered land with the idea that once the developer registered it, they could take advantage of record low interest rates and build a house as part of the development. Unfortunately, with the rates rising 4.25%…
Welcome to 2024. After all the rate rises we’ve had in the last two years, we’re all looking at our expenses a little differently. We are realising how much we are paying in interest, and that the only way to stop paying that interest and put it in our own pocket is to pay off…
450,000 Mortgages Are Still On Really Low Fixed Rates And Resetting This Year Is your fixed rate coming to an end? – here’s how to ‘soften the landing.’ According to the RBA, some 450,000 mortgages on those really low fixed rates will reset in 2024. At this stage the longer the fixed rate the bigger…
A Bridging Loan Story: Don’t Take ‘No’ For An Answer Robbie and Margaret had just bought a block of land and were looking to build on it. They already owned their own home and were in the process of paying it off. Obviously, they wanted to continue to live in that home until their new…
What is Best Interests Duty For Mortgage Brokers? And Why Does it matter? Best Interests Duty for mortgage brokers came into effect on January 1, 2021. The small and the short of it – mortgage brokers are now required by law to always act in the best interests of their clients and to put their…
When Was The Last Time You Checked Your Self Managed Super Fund Investment Loans? I was on a webinar the other day and the host was talking about how a lot of borrowers are currently paying 8% interest on their SMSF investment loans. Unfortunately, a lot of investors don’t really stay on top of their…
Update (June 2026): This scheme has been renamed and expanded. Since 1 October 2025 it operates as the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme, with no income caps, unlimited places, and higher property price caps. For the current 2026 rules, NSW price caps, participating lenders, and worked examples, see our up-to-date guide: Australian Government 5% Deposit…
This Is Getting Out Of Hand And A Small Glimmer Of Good News – Why are Interest Rates so High in Australia? Why are Interest Rates so high and keep on rising? Banks are again revising the number of rate rises the RBA will make. Thanks to the minimum wage rise, there are a number…
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