What are the potential earnings in a mortgage broker career?

If you are just starting out in the working world, or are thinking about a career change, you may be considering mortgage brokering. But the big question for many pondering the switch is ‘What are my potential earnings?’ While other factors could feed into your decision to become a mortgage broker, like the chance to […]

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What could Australia’s economic growth do for your mortgage broker career?

The mortgage broker industry is one whose fortunes are tied closely to the trends in the economy. When the economy is booming, people have the resources to purchase housing, and mortgage brokers find themselves flush with clients.  What does 2018 look like for the Australian economy, and by extension, the mortgage broker industry? A mixed […]

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Why 2018’s property market makes now the right time to become a mortgage broker

As of late 2017, Australia’s housing stock is worth over $6.7 trillion, making it our nation’s most valuable asset class, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Mortgage brokers are integral to the functioning of this gargantuan market, and its fluctuations can greatly affect the average broker’s chances of success. With that in mind where […]

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How mortgage brokers can get the right work-life balance

The career of a mortgage broker is one that’s defined by freedom. Because you’re not being paid by the hour – but instead by how many loans you can settle – the income that you make is not directly tied to how long you spend working. It’s therefore a career that has the potential for excellent […]

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Should you recruit millennials into your mortgage broker business?

The term millennial, while not having an ‘official’ definition, generally refers to people born in the period from the early ’80s to the mid ’00s. With their oldest cohorts now in their early 30s and their youngest in their early teens, the millennial generation has been involved in the workforce for some time now, and […]

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Balancing your mortgage broker career with your personal life

Deciding to become a mortgage broker can be an exciting development in your life. After all, it’s a career where you get a chance to help people every day. Whenever you assist a client with making a deal, you’re helping a family move into a new home. You’re making the world a better place. The […]

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Communication is key to a successful mortgage broker career

Communicative competence is an absolutely essential skill for those dealing with clients on a daily basis. Simply put, this concept focuses on the three E’s of language use: effectiveness, empathy and education. These are skills you will put to good use when you become a mortgage broker. Effectiveness: How to communicate meaning appropriate to each […]

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3 reasons you should join a professional brokers group

Whether you’re a looking to become a mortgage broker or you’re a an experienced adviser with a great clientele, you can directly benefit from joining a professional brokers group. A common misconception about professional brokers groups is that you lose commission earnings or have to sacrifice your own brand upon joining. When you join a […]

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Building a bigger staff to improve in your mortgage broker career

If you become truly successful as a mortgage broker, you might take on so many clients that it’s difficult to handle them all yourself. If and when that happens, you may need to add to your staff by hiring a few additional brokers to work under you. This can be challenging. What sort of skill […]

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