Zac Peteh

4 January 2024

Home loans, Investment loans, SMSF loans, Business loans

Big banks vs 2nd tier lenders for home loans

Zac Peteh

4 January 2024

Home loans, Investment loans, SMSF loans, Business loans

Big banks vs 2nd tier lenders for home loans

Why are big banks the first choice for home loans? We take a look at what property buyers don’t get from 2nd tier lenders.

Zac Peteh

24 March 2023

Investment loans, Home loans

Newsletter Edition 24

Zac Peteh

24 March 2023

Investment loans, Home loans

Edition 24 of our newsletter including interest rate cuts predicted in 2023, have we hit the bottom of the property cycle? And what your options are when coming off fixed interest rates.

Leigh Peteh

8 March 2023

Investment loans, Home loans

Top 10 premium Central Coast suburbs

Leigh Peteh

8 March 2023

Investment loans, Home loans

Latest median house prices show the top 10 Central Coast suburbs have two things in common, land and beaches. We reveal the top 10 premium Central Coast suburbs.

Leigh Peteh

16 December 2022

Home loans, Investment loans, SMSF loans, Business loans

Zac Peteh named one of Australia's Top 100 Mortgage Brokers

Leigh Peteh

16 December 2022

Home loans, Investment loans, SMSF loans, Business loans

MPA’s Top 100 Mortgage Brokers for 2022 delivered eye-catching record breaking figures and with over 11,000 mortgage brokers in Australia, Mint Equity making the list is another accolade for this award-winning mortgage broker.

Zac Peteh

23 November 2022

Home loans, Investment loans

What is the First Home Buyer Property Tax Choice?

Zac Peteh

23 November 2022

Home loans, Investment loans

What is the First Home Buyer Property Tax Choice?

First Home Buyers in New South Wales will soon be able to choose between two taxation options when you purchase a house; one-off stamp duty or ongoing annual property tax.

Leigh Peteh

21 June 2022

Investment loans, Home loans

NSW First Home Buyers to choose between stamp duty and property tax

Leigh Peteh

21 June 2022

Investment loans, Home loans

NSW First Home Buyers to choose between stamp duty and property tax

From January 2023, First Home Buyers in NSW will get to choose if they want to pay a lump sum stamp duty tax or a smaller annual property tax, on their property purchase up to $1.5 million.

Leigh Peteh

31 May 2022

Investment loans, Home loans

70% of mortgages are arranged by a mortgage broker

Leigh Peteh

31 May 2022

Investment loans, Home loans

70% of mortgages are arranged by a mortgage broker

New data released from the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has found that mortgage broker market share continues to grow, outstripping direct to bank applications.

Leigh Peteh

28 March 2022

Home loans

New home deposit scheme places for first and second-time buyers announced

Leigh Peteh

28 March 2022

Home loans

New home deposit scheme places for first and second-time buyers announced

A new Regional Home deposit guarantee scheme has been announced as part of the Morrison Government’s federal budget. We take a look at the difference between the schemes; First Home, New Home, Family Home and Regional Home.

Zac Peteh

6 August 2019

Investment loans, SMSF loans

Investor options: Property vs shares

Zac Peteh

6 August 2019

Investment loans, SMSF loans

Stock market investors saw a rally of 11.4% on their average ROI in the 2018/19 financial year, so is property investment still an attractive option for investors?

Leigh Peteh

31 July 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Sydney’s Northern Beaches amongst most in demand suburbs in Australia

Leigh Peteh

31 July 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Sydney’s Northern Beaches amongst most in demand suburbs in Australia

Sydney’s Northern Beaches are seeing the highest number of views per listing in Australia. We reveal the top 10 most in demand suburbs in Sydney.

Leigh Peteh

5 June 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 3: Renovating

Leigh Peteh

5 June 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 3: Renovating

Renovating or extending? We take a look at ‘cost-plus’ vs ‘fixed price’ builder costs, design tools to help and how to finance your renovation.

Leigh Peteh

24 May 2019

Home loans

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 2: Selling

Leigh Peteh

24 May 2019

Home loans

If you are about to list your property for sale, here are our top 10 tips to knowing the market and avoiding any surprises later on.

Leigh Peteh

7 May 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 1: Buying

Leigh Peteh

7 May 2019

Home loans, Investment loans

Buy, sell or renovate? We take a look at buying in today’s property market and what you should know before you buy your next home or investment property.

Zac Peteh

21 March 2019

Investment loans

Major bank extends interest-only period to 10 years for investors

Zac Peteh

21 March 2019

Investment loans

Major bank extends interest-only period to 10 years for investors

A major bank is trying to encourage growth in the investment property market after an “overly conservative” approach to interest-only loans since 2017.

Leigh Peteh

15 February 2019

Home loans

Number of Sydney million-dollar median suburbs drop by 31% in 12 months

Leigh Peteh

15 February 2019

Home loans

Number of Sydney million-dollar median suburbs drop by 31% in 12 months

The number of million-dollar median suburbs in Sydney has reduced significantly over the last 12 months, but does that mean its easier to get into the property market?

Leigh Peteh

6 February 2019

Investment loans, Home loans

Are we ok?

Leigh Peteh

6 February 2019

Investment loans, Home loans

It’s been a tough week for mortgage brokers following the Royal Commission, prompting the question from friends, family, associates and clients - “are you ok?”

Leigh Peteh

1 November 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

Major city predicted median house price growth of 12.4% over next 3 years

Leigh Peteh

1 November 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

Major city predicted median house price growth of 12.4% over next 3 years

Whilst some property values are going backwards, industry experts are predicting healthy property growth across some selected Australia cities.

Leigh Peteh

18 October 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

Latest NSW Housing Update

Leigh Peteh

18 October 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

A quick snapshot of the NSW housing market, stock levels, time on market and buyer activity so you’re in the know.

Leigh Peteh

5 October 2018

Investment loans

Changes to NSW rental laws investors need to know about

Leigh Peteh

5 October 2018

Investment loans

Changes to NSW rental laws investors need to know about

Planned changes to NSW rental laws are making investors think twice about their investment properties. Has the sway towards tenants’ rights gone too far?

Leigh Peteh

24 September 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

8 ways to keep your credit report healthy

Leigh Peteh

24 September 2018

Home loans, Investment loans

8 ways to keep your credit report healthy

Whether it is a loan to buy your first or next home, a credit card or a new mobile phone on a post-paid contract, a credit provider will access your credit report to decide whether you’re creditworthy.

Big banks vs 2nd tier lenders for home loans

Newsletter Edition 24

Top 10 premium Central Coast suburbs

Zac Peteh named one of Australia's Top 100 Mortgage Brokers

What is the First Home Buyer Property Tax Choice?

NSW First Home Buyers to choose between stamp duty and property tax

70% of mortgages are arranged by a mortgage broker

New home deposit scheme places for first and second-time buyers announced

Investor options: Property vs shares

Sydney’s Northern Beaches amongst most in demand suburbs in Australia

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 3: Renovating

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 2: Selling

Buy, sell or renovate? Part 1: Buying

Major bank extends interest-only period to 10 years for investors

Number of Sydney million-dollar median suburbs drop by 31% in 12 months

Are we ok?

Major city predicted median house price growth of 12.4% over next 3 years

Latest NSW Housing Update

Changes to NSW rental laws investors need to know about

8 ways to keep your credit report healthy

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