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A second look at commercial
With 658 billion reasons to look at commercial lending, Australian Broker speaks to the sector's tops players
Lessons from Canada
A best interest duty may sound like a good idea, but when Canadian regulators attempted to the same, their project failed at the first hurdle

Leading by example
Last October, 13,500 MFAA members were asked to elect their board representatives for the year ahead and, for the first time in the organisation’s history, the resulting line-up is predominantly female. Australian Broker examines what it means for diversity, inclusion and representation in the industry
The power of prime
Mortgage House promises to take the pain out of loan processing through new tech tools for brokers. Australian Broker finds out more

One third of Aussies abandon property dream by Miklos Bolza
The goal of home ownership is increasingly unattainable especially within the more expensive states, new research has found
Is positive credit reporting a flawed deal? by Miklos Bolza
While regulators have praised the new guidelines, one legal expert has stressed that comprehensive credit reporting is far from perfect
Equity issues for 345,000 mortgage holders by Miklos Bolza
New data shows that almost 8% of Australian mortgage holders have little to no real equity in their homes
Home loan apathy for 33% of Australians by Miklos Bolza
One third of mortgage holders are failing to even put in the effort to shop around and seek a better deal on their home loan
Low rates fail to halt mortgage stress by Miklos Bolza
There's been an increase in the number of households under mortgage stress despite a decline in owner occupier interest rates
One in two mortgage holders over-indebted by Miklos Bolza
New analysis of ABS data has highlighted trends amongst households who may be taking on heightened levels of debt