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Help your Family as a Guarantor

Guarantors – a Family Initiative   

Family members can act as a guarantor and use a portion of their own home’s equity with no cash outlay, to help their loved ones, the borrower, to secure a home loan.

Benefit

Borrowers

  • Maximise the amount […]
2017-11-20T12:34:05+00:00 November 20th, 2017|News|

Self-employed Low Doc Home Loan Options

The Self-Employed and/or Contractors are usually perfectly capable in servicing a home loan, even though they can’t satisfy the traditional bank lending criteria.
The main reason to use a low doc loan is because you cannot prove your true income. For example:

• You may not have up to […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 October 30th, 2017|News|

BEST HOME LOAN RATES 3.72%* p.a

Best Loans First have for a limited time on offer Home Loan Rates at 3.72%* per annum, Variable, Principle & Interest for 3 years

Owner Occupier only
Minimum $200,000 loan amount
Maximum Loan Value Ratio (LVR) 80%
$0 application or valuation fees
$0 No ongoing fees
Redraw facility available
Not available for Construction Loans
No Offset available

*Comparison Rate 4.19%*p.a,
*Conditions apply

Contact our expert […]

2017-08-16T15:55:23+00:00 August 16th, 2017|News|

First Home Buyer Federal Budget Incentives

The Federal Budget is looming AND there are rumoured initiatives to help first home buyers (FHBs) into the property market. So if you – or your children – are potential FHB’s it might pay to stay tuned…

Housing affordability has been a hot topic as a barrier to […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 May 10th, 2017|News|

How much do you know about your Home Loan?

Take this quick quiz (answer YES or NO). Do you know:

  • Your current interest rate?
  • If your rate is fixed, variable or split between the two?
  • The remaining term of your home loan?
  • If you have a ‘no frills’ home loan or is it packaged with […]
2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 March 27th, 2017|News|

How to be a Successful Property Investor

Property has been considered a popular path to wealth for Australians for many years. It has the potential to generate capital growth (an increase in the value of your asset) as well as rental income. There are also tax advantages associated with negative gearing. However, when buying […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 December 21st, 2016|News|

Tips for the First Home Buyer

never-own-your-own-home-blogBefore you take the leap into property you should have done your homework and created a budget, minimised credit card usage, been saving hard, paid your bills on time and researched the property market.

So what other steps will you need to tick off your list when you […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 November 30th, 2016|News|

Lenders Mortgage Insurance – the facts

Lender’s mortgage insurance (LMI) is required in many instances when a loan is worth more than 80 per cent of a property’s purchase price, as well as in some other circumstances. In very basic terms, when a lender considers a loan to carry a high risk, LMI […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 November 2nd, 2016|News|

Non-Conforming Loans

debt-1376061Non-conforming loans are mortgages that do not conform to a lender’s typical loan criteria. This may include situations where the applicant has a poor or bad credit history, or who may not have been employed long enough to show income history.

Many Borrowers have become affected […]

2017-11-10T13:27:37+00:00 September 19th, 2016|News|