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Why use a mortgage broker if you're buying a property?

AAA Why Mortgage Broker Are you thinking about buying property? If the answer is yes, congratulations!

Buying property - be it something you plan to live in or something you plan to rent out - is a truly rewarding experience.

If you are on the property purchasing path, it pays to think about your options. The mortgage market is becoming increasingly complex, with different lenders frequently tweaking their policy and pricing in line with their appetite for business.

Given this, one of the best things you can do when buying property is work with an expert - But which one?

4 ways to upgrade your home without breaking the bank

Upgrading your home doesn't always mean investing in costly renovations.

There are plenty of ways for you to give your propertya great facelift on a budget.

Here are 4 ways to get max BANG for your bucks:

5 steps to work out your renovation budget

Renovating a home is exciting but it can also feel a bit daunting.

After all, you want to create your dream home without breaking the bank.

That’s why it’s important to have a realistic idea of what things will cost before you start swinging the hammer.

AAA RENo budget

Here are 5 steps to help you work out your budget:

Why Aussies are renovating not relocating

Research from Roy Morgan shows an ongoing rise in renovation activity in our country¹.

Specifically, in the last 4 years close to 8.4 million out of 13.6 million homeowners in the country did renovation work on their property.

That’s a whopping 61% of us whipping out the hammers and splashing out on new paint.

Find out why Aussies are renovating not relocating:

10 things your bank won’t tell you

Things have changed significantly over the last few decades...

FACT - When you walk into a bank, you are on your own when it comes to your own financial interests.

Everyone may be friendly and eager to help when you walk in the door, but the bank is a business, and it exists to make a profit.

That means that your bank wants to make money out of you.

This doesn’t mean bankers are not trustworthy or honest people. It’s just that they work for large corporations and their role is to sell you products offered by their employers which may or may not be the best financial solution for you - The better the deal they give you, the least amount of profits their employer makes.