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Goodna is Brisbane's top rental yield suburb as John Symond encourages investors
Goodna, in Brisbane’s southwest, offers Queensland capital city investors the highest gross rental yield potential of 8.2%, according to RP Data. The... Read More -
Demand rising for tiny studio apartments, but mortgage hurdles higher: Aussie John Symond
Demand is growing for more affordable small properties and tiny CBD studio apartments, but obtaining financing can be harder, according to Aussie Home... Read More -
Mortgage broking big brands position themselves for challenging 2013 with diverse strategies
The last few months of 2012 were noticeable for the manoeuvrings of arguable the three most recognisable mortgage broking brands: Aussie, Mortgage Cho... Read More -
'Aussie John' Symond explains sale to CBA
“Aussie John” Symond built his business as an alternative to the big banks, but Symond today reveals why he decided to sell out to Commonwealth Bank. ... Read More -
RBA delivers some Christmas cheer to home borrowers with December rate cut
The Reserve Bank has cut the cash rate to 3% today, as tipped by most economists. The new setting is the lowest the cash rate has been since a period... Read More -
John Symond raises $36,000 plus for Movember with Clark Gable/Sergeant Schultz look
Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond has raised more than $36,000 over the month of "Movember", with his well-groomed moustache drawing compar... Read More -
Wayne Ormond blames banks for Refund collapse – after pocketing consultant fee from administrators
Refund Home Loans boss Wayne Ormond has blamed the banks for the October 2011 collapse of his Brisbane-based mortgage broking empire. Ormond compared... Read More -
Aussie John “SyMO” joins property industry Movember charity campaign
Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond is doing his bit for prostate cancer research and male mental health awareness by growing a moustache (and tweeting... Read More -
John Symond’s Aussie mortgage brokers rise to the top as industry resurgence gathers pace among Top 100
The resurgence of mortgage brokers after the GFC has been confirmed in the latest Mortgage Professional Australia (MPA) Top 100, which ranks the broke... Read More -
Buy with friends rather than miss out on a good property opportunity: John Symond
Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond is urging first-home buyers to consider buying with friends or family, rather than miss out on a good opportunity. ... Read More -
Aussie Home Loans reports best monthly results since 2009 Wizard acquisition
John Symond’s Aussie Home Loans has reported a 27% year-on-year rise in both mortgage lodgement and settlements in October, its best monthly results s... Read More -
No risk of housing bubble but political bickering not helping buyer confidence: John Symond
Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has again downplayed concerns about a housing bubble building in Australia but says a majority government is nee... Read More -
Recovering housing market at 6.30 on the property clock with no risk of a housing bubble: John Symond
Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond has dismissed concerns of a property bubble building in Australia and says the housing market has reached 6.30 on t... Read More -
Borrowers left waiting 10.6 days for a partial rate cuts as banks assert market dominance
Banks' dominance of the mortgage market –now above 90% of all home loan approvals –means they have been able totake 10.6 days to pass on RBA cash... Read More -
From Mark Bouris to John Symond: Property market gurus glorified in website marketing gimmick
Yellow Brick Road's Mark Bouris looking suave in a smoking jacket holding a martini glass. A terrified RP Data’s Tim Lawless in roller coaster... Read More -
RBA likely to wait until at November to cut rates again following low June quarter inflation reading: CBA’s Michael Blythe
The Reserve Bank is likely to wait until November to cut interest rates again, according to the Commonwealth Bank’s chief economist Michael Blythe, fo... Read More -
Aussie cuts fixed rates to 5.79% following cuts by CUA and CBA
John Symond’s Aussie Home Loans has cut its one-, two- and three-year fixed rate home loans by 20 basis points. The new fixed rate being offered by A... Read More -
Don’t crack open the bubbly yet on housing market recovery: John Symond
Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has taken a circumspect view on the 1% rise in dwelling prices recorded by RP Data-Rismark over the month of Jun... Read More -
Only lazy people stick with undiscounted standard variable mortgages: John Symond
Mortgage holders could be saving themselves thousands of dollars per year just by demanding a discount off their standard variable mortgage rate, says... Read More -
Wins for Aussie, Greater Building Society and CBA at annual banking awards
Aussie Home Loans and the Commonwealth Bank have picked up multiple awards at the 22nd Australia Banking and Finance Magazine Awards held recently in ... Read More
