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Innovation has become one of the most talked-about topics in broking, but what does it actually look like in practice? Is it AI, automation, and new technology, or can innovation also be ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future trend for brokers – it’s already being tested in real businesses, on real clients, and in real workflows.

As the broking industry continues its push towards bigger teams, greater scale, and increased automation, can smaller brokerages still compete?

Australia’s property market is changing – and not just because of interest rates, house prices, or government policy.

As brokers compete in an increasingly crowded market, how do you build referral partnerships that create sustainable growth — not just one-off deals?

With proposed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax rattling investors across Australia, the property market is entering a period of major uncertainty.

Liam Garman and Trent Carter unpack why many SME brokers are heading into the new financial year with dangerously inflated pipelines – and how changing credit conditions could expose the gap ...

As brokers compete in an increasingly crowded market, how do you generate consistent leads without losing the human connection that drives long-term growth?

How does Australia’s largest mortgage lender view the mortgage broker market? We sat down with CBA to find out how the major bank is evolving its mortgage proposition and its broker strategy

With the federal budget sending shock waves through the property market, brokers and investors are scrambling to understand what sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax ...

Federal budget reforms have officially landed, restricting negative gearing to new builds and overhauling capital gains tax. But what do the changes actually mean for investors, first home ...

As the fallout from the federal budget settles, the mortgage broking industry is facing a definitive shift in the borrower–broker dynamic, with brokers truly needing to step up to become ...

With the 2026–27 federal budget just hours away, the Australian mortgage market is on high alert for changes that could fundamentally shift the property landscape. With rumours of major ...

In this episode of the Finance Specialist podcast, Liam Garman and Trent Carter tackle the age-old debate for scaling a brokerage: do you build it from the ground up or buy your way to the ...

As the mortgage broking industry stands at a genuine inflection point, how can business owners distinguish between passing tech fads and the fundamental shifts that will define the next ...