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Mortgage Broker Market share Record

Australian mortgage brokers facilitated a record 81.6% of all new residential home loans during the June 2026 quarter, according to the latest data from Cotality, commissioned by the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA). The result represents the highest mortgage broker market share recorded in Australia and reinforces the structural shift in how Australians access home lending.

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The construction finance dating game

Construction Finance runs a lot like a dating show. Contestants show up with polished profiles and long resumes. Lenders run background checks, sit through the pitch and try to work out who's serious and who's just here for the exposure. Nobody moves to the next round on charm alone.

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Development finance and the fundamentals

Development finance through major banks vs. non-bank lenders varies quite a lot from feasibility tests and credit policies to total lending provided and pre-sales needed. Developing residential properties is no small task as it requires a lot of capital expenditure, due diligence and cost analysis/ feasibility assessments. To get finance for development you will need to have a feasibility assessment done, understand your current land value and how was that determined? e.g. are there DA approvals, has there been a valuation completed. we will need to understand the current/future debt position on the land and lastly the costs for completing the construction/ development. As a developer you will need to understand the Gross realisation of the project this is the sum of the End Sales Value less GST and Less all costs involved which can include but is not limited to Consultants (architects, engineers, builders, town planning etc), Council fees, construction, contingencies, sales commissions, marketing, finance fees and interest. Banks and non-bank lenders will typically work on values derived from either the Hard costs (Land and Construction) or Gross realisation of total on completion sales. depending on the bank/lender you will typically need to have a percentage of presales as evidence for total on completion sales.

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Why the rent-vs-buy math is starting to turn in USA

Renting a starter home remains the cheaper option in every one of the 50 largest US metro areas, but a new report suggests that advantage is quietly eroding. The national median asking rent for properties with up to two bedrooms fell to $1,695 in July. That's a decline of 1.4% from the same period last year. It was the 36th consecutive month of annual rent decreases. Despite that persistent slide, rents remain $225, or 15.3%, above July 2019 levels, a reminder that the pandemic-era price shock has not fully unwound.

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