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Scammers are getting smarter, with AI making it easier to scale sophisticated attacks and exploit the trust sitting around property transactions.

Julian Barnes takes the reins as the new host of Finance Specialist, joining Trent Carter to take stock of a year that has already shifted the commercial finance landscape.

Automation can save brokers time, but knowing what to automate, and what to keep personal, is where the real challenge lies.

Open banking is moving fast. This week’s Spotlight explores how verified banking data is fundamentally changing the way brokers work while creating new opportunities for lenders and ...

The investor pullback is showing up in the numbers, but are borrowers actually walking away?

Building a successful brokerage takes more than writing a strong loan book, as Focus Finance’s founder and director Katie Thomas would know.

For brokers, finding the right niche can help build expertise, stand out in a crowded market, and make it easier for clients and referral partners to know what they do. But does specialising ...

With investor activity under pressure, changing lender policies are creating new questions for brokers, from how servicing is assessed to where investors can turn as the residential SMSF ...

As residential yields compress, investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional property plays for stronger returns, with commercial property, unit blocks, and higher-yielding regional ...

Liberty Financial’s appointment to the Home Guarantee Scheme’s 5 per cent Deposit Scheme panel is the latest move aimed at expanding opportunities for first home buyers.

Lenders are increasingly looking beyond interest rates to stand out, with new policies and product innovations reshaping the options available to borrowers. But what do these changes ...

Residential lending may be showing signs of slowing, but does that mean brokers should be worried? Or is it the perfect time to start looking beyond the home loan?

A great client experience doesn’t begin with a loan application or end at settlement. It starts long before the first conversation and continues well after the keys have been handed over.

What does innovation look like inside a modern brokerage? As technology reshapes the industry and AI becomes an increasingly common part of a broker’s toolkit, many are finding that the ...

Help to Buy has expanded again with another lender joining the scheme, but are limited lender participation and broker access holding it back?