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A risky business or safe as houses?
It’s been a difficult year for property owners, with all aspects of the real estate industry impacted by the pandemic. Do the events of 2020 highlight just how risky property investing is – or are they just a bump in the road for an otherwise relatively secure asset class?
Are Australians better off financially now?
When the federal government began delivering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of stimulus packages and grants in March, some Australians wound up better off financially than they were before the pandemic hit. But where are we headed from here?

Will September deliver a 'fiscal cliff'?
Are we approaching financial doom? Moreover, for those who have weathered the storm financially thus far, is this an opportunity to build wealth?
Banks to extend home loan deferral period
Lenders can now provide another four months to customers with reduced incomes and COVID-19 related financial difficulties. How can brokers help their clients access this?

The end of easy money by Melanie Mingas
A new set of rules around credit cards could see thousands of consumers forced to consolidate their debts
Reacting to the royal commission by Melanie Mingas
Brokers have their say on the royal commission's interim report
The challenger bank by Melanie Mingas
The newly merged Finsure and Goldfields Money will provide lending solutions via broker distribution, but with a digital twist. Goldfields Money executive director and CEO Simon Lyons explains
Talking trail by Melanie Mingas
Trail Homes founder Nick Young explains how brokers can cash in on their trail book
Raising the bar for SME lending by Melanie Mingas
Australian Broker examines the benefits of the new Code of Lending for Australia's 2.1m SMEs
Addressing the perception gap by Melanie Mingas
When it comes to gender balance, new research from MFAA confirms that perception is just as important as participation