ANALYSIS: Mortgage brokers are challenging the oligopoly in the banking sector, giving smaller lenders with little or no physical presence a greater share of the market.

Brisbane has proven to be the most affordable and liveable capital city, according to new research.

BRISBANE’S new apartment and townhouse market remains strong, with owner occupier buyers leading the charge, according to a local new property specialist.

‘PATCHY’, ‘flat’, ‘tepid’ — these are just some of the less than flattering buzz words used to describe Brisbane’s housing market in recent years.

With about 30% of all Australians now living in a rental, it’s clear “renting is the new owning”.

Good mortgage brokers will work with their customers on a much wider level than just helping them obtain a finance approval to satisfy their immediate needs.

Saving enough money for a home deposit is the Holy Grail for first-home buyers.

Debt Depletion Products, Pivot loans, also called loan reducers, are only available to borrowers who have a home loan and an investment loan at the same time.

You may have signed up to a 30-year home loan. But that doesn’t mean your home loan needs to run the full distance.