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Best interests at heart
AB sits down with four award-winning brokerages to talk BID, with the new regulation going live in just a few days' time
Investors lured to the regions
Survey shows investors are shifting focus to a land of golden opportunities: regional Australia

Lending reforms a step in the right direction
Brokers in for an even busier 2021 given the government's plan to increase the flow of credit
Property price growth in the forecast
Over the last six months we've heard forecasts of property prices falling by anywhere from 10% to 40% as a result of the pandemic's impact. Now the tide has turned, and many are predicting far slower rates of decline – and even growth beyond 2021. What is driving this swift about-face in such uncertain times?

Housing Market Trends 2020 by AB
CEOs examine the "continued confidence" in the property market and other key trends to watch over year ahead
What Aussie brokers can learn from the UK by Victoria Ticha
What can the industry learn from its friends across the sea?
How to prepare for open banking by Victoria Ticha
Australian Broker examines how the industry should prepare
Clawback reform: gaining clarity by AB
Examining the proposed legislative changes and the impact of clawbacks on brokers' businesses
The power of knowledge by Melanie Mingas
With the launch of its Broker Academy, Westpac has created what it’s calling “the biggest broker learning pathways resource”. Academy head Kylie Lano tells Australian Broker what it means for the industry and why it offers something for everyone
Getting back on track by Mariam Gabaji
Despite a favourable interest rate environment and APRA’s removal of interest-only caps, arrears data highlights a new trend across Queensland and WA. Australian Broker examines the prospects for mortgage-stressed borrowers in the country’s most challenged markets