ALIC Makes The Adviser’s Shortlist of Top Australian Brokerages
ALIC Makes The Adviser’s Shortlist of Top Australian Brokerages The Australian Lending & Investment Centre has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading mortgage brokerages after securing seventh place in The Adviser’s Top 25 Brokerages 2023 ranking. The Top 25 Brokerages ranking, developed in partnership with NAB, has been revealed in the February 2023 edition […]
Changing Times: From Tactical Loans to Strategic Broking
· Changing Times: From Tactical Loans to Strategic Broking Lewis Johns has always dealt in home loans, broking mortgages for both established institutions and fresh-faced digital lenders. But the industry is changing – and brokers like Lewis need to evolve to survive. One point one million,” says the voice on the other end of the […]
Rentvesting: A Guide for First-time Investors
· Rentvesting: A Guide For First-Time Investors Rentvesting is a strategy that more and more Australians are using to jump into the property market quickly. In this article, we explain what rentvesting is, how it works, and the pros and cons of pursuing it as a property acquisition method. What Is Rentvesting? Rentvesting is a […]
Property Intelligence: Q1 2022
· ALIC’s Mark Davis shares his opinion on Australian property markets from an investment perspective. Book A Meeting With Mark Disclaimer Before you start reading, keep in mind that all information contained on this page is either Mark’s personal opinion or information from third-party sources. None of this information represents the views of ALIC or […]
October Newsletter 2022
Household budgets are feeling the pinch of yet another rate rise. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to 2.6 per cent, prompting some lenders to increase their variable rates by 0.25 percentage points. Meanwhile, home values continued to fall across much of the country last month, but September saw the smallest drop […]
From Financial Illiteracy to Wealth Education: Meet ALIC Broker Stephen Marsh
Stephen Marsh grew up financially illiterate. Now, the 20-year finance veteran educates middle-aged earners and first home buyers about building wealth through property. It was November 2019, coming into the heat of a Victorian summer. Motivational speaker Chris Helder paced up and down the stage of the Mantra Lorne, talking to an auditorium of brokers, […]
ALIC Reaches $1B Gross Settled Loans Milestone In FY22
The 2021/2022 financial year has been a tumultuous one. The first two quarters were marked by the tail end of the post-COVID high – historically low interest rates and a housing market that showed no signs of slowing. In Q3, though, there were rumblings. Consumer confidence dipped. CPI climbed even higher. Banks began predicting cash […]
April Newsletter
As the Easter eggs come off the shelves, some aspiring homeowners are shifting their focus from chocolate to securing a property during the busy Autumn buying season. If you’ve been struggling to break into the property market, it’s worth looking into the government’s proposed $8.6 million expansion of the Home Guarantee Scheme, which if elected, aims […]