Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

Well another year has passed and I am already seven years wiser!  You humans will never be able to keep up.   Many many thanks to my friends at Choice Aggregation for their lovely card.  Fortunately I was in the office today, visiting the troops, when it arrived. This week has been another busy one.  […]

EOFY: how small businesses can minimise tax liability

EOFY: how small businesses can minimise tax liability June 23, 2015 End of financial year is a great time to take advantage of business equipment deals, particularly with the threshold for accelerated deductions for small business being raised from $1000 to $20,000. Planning ahead and thinking carefully about your business needs are key to minimising […]

Welcome to Henry’s World!

Welcome to my first blog and the team’s new website. I am very happy to have such a professional team around me. I am particularly grateful to Julie Evans for having created this vehicle that allows me to update you on the important matters like: ball chasing; tail wagging, who’s new in the parks. Doug and […]

I love being a Mortgage Broker!

Helping people achieve their dreams whether it’s buying their first home or adding to their retirement investment portfolio is immensely satisfying.  Unlike a bank manager, my job is to sit with my client and navigate the thousands of options available from multiple lenders to ensure we find the most suitable one.  I also make sure they know what extras might […]

Your Loan Approval May Not Be Worth The Paper It Is Written On

Over the past few days the banks, prompted by regulators, have made it more difficult to get an investment loan. So, you may want to get a second opinion on whether your loan approval still stands.   Here is what has happened Prompted by pressure from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) to limit property […]

Looking for your first home in this crazy Sydney market?

Did you know we can organised pre-approved finance BEFORE you find your new home. This will give you the advantage and confidence to enter negotiations and make an offer quickly, reducing the changes of your missing out on your dream home. In a hot market like the one we are experiencing in Sydney, and particularly in […]

We May Have Had a Rate Cut, But the Screws Are Being Turned

Guest post by Graeme Salt, 14 May 2015 Whenever the Reserve Bank reduces interest rates, it is always a case of good news/bad news. Sure it is good news that mortgage repayments become lower. But it is also means that the economy is slowing. The implications of this week’s announcements are more nuanced than ever […]

Gary Ablett, Batman, The Economist and The Property Market

Australian property is 25 per cent over valued, The Economist recently concluded. Amongst the 26 property markets it monitored, The Economist concluded that Australia is the second dearest country in which to buy property. This pessimistic view is probably not shared by The Reserve Bank of Australia, nor many property sector economists. As Dr Andrew Wilson of The Domain Group […]