Women in Broking: Marissa Schulze, Rise High Financial Solutions in South Australia
Following in our Women in Broking series, we interview Marissa Schulze, Director and Mortgage & Finance Adviser of Rise High Financial Solutions, in Adelaide, SA. What inspired you to pursue a career as a mortgage advisor?Before becoming a mum I was working in Commercial Banking. I loved my job but once I became a mum […]
Awarding our Victorian Brokers
Thank you to everyone who attended the AFG Victoria 2017 Awards Night on Wednesday 19th July at Showtime Events Centre. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of our award finalists and ultimate winners in each category for the 2016/17 year. It has been an amazing year for us all, plenty of changes […]
Our top brokers in Victoria for 2017
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we are incredibly proud of all the hard work our brokers put into providing fantastic customer service and support. At AFG we champion our brokers’ ability to find a loan that matches your particular needs, at a time and a place that suits you. Our Victorian […]
Real estate cheat sheet
If buying or selling for the first time, you might be bamboozled by all the real estate jargon bandied about. Here is our A-Z guide to what it all means. Accrued depreciation The total depreciation of a property over a period of time. Usually the difference between the replacement value at purchase and its present […]
Regulator activity begins to bite: Mortgage Index – October 2017
AFG’s latest Mortgage Index results released today shows that major structural change in the Australian lending landscape is continuing. “Today’s results paint a very different picture from this time last year,” said AFG CEO David Bailey. “Regulator-led tightening of investor lending has led to a further drop in investor volume and they are now sitting […]
Women in Broking: Michelle Towner, Towner Finance in Western Australia
Following in our Women in Broking series, we interview Michelle Towner, director of Towner Finance, in Perth, WA. What inspired you to pursue a career as a mortgage advisor? There was no one thing that inspired me and to be honest I almost fell into the industry. In 2000 we were buying a property and […]
Interior design on a budget
Mention interior designers and most people think glossy magazines, luxe fit-outs and big bucks. But interior designers are not necessarily expensive, and the right advice from the right style guru could add some panache and pizzazz to your décor for fewer dollars than you think. It’s as much about knowing who to use as it […]
Official cash rate remains unchanged at 1.5%
After a weekend of football excitement, all eyes were on the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting today where it was decided to once again leave the official cash rate unchanged for the 14th consecutive month. With regulatory changes to investor lending appearing to have taken some heat out of the Sydney property market, in […]
What does CX mean? Why do I keep hearing it?
CX stands for Customer Experience. We use the term CX to refer to the interaction between you and your customer over the duration of their relationship with you. The CX movement has been a catalyst for the redesign of customer processes and interactions to increase customer loyalty, improve relationships and create more true advocates of […]
Women in Broking: Bridget Headland, Vision Money in Queensland
In the first of our Women in Broking series, we interview Bridget Headland, founder and director of her own financial brokerage, Vision Money, operating in Darwin and Brisbane. What inspired you to pursue a career as a mortgage advisor? I worked within the finance industry, a different role to start with and then I was […]
