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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Mortgage brokers earn their keep through commissions, so they don’t get paid like other professions might by the ticking of the clock. But as it does with any modern professional, time still plays a vital role in a mortgage broker’s life, because it determines how productive they are. If you spend twice as long to earn the […]
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The 21st century has seen digital disruption rear its head in almost every industry. What will it do to those looking to become a mortgage broker and the existing skilled members of the industry? What is digital disruption? Put simply, it’s the way that digital technology changes – for better or worse – the business models […]
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Whether you’ve been off due to the birth of a child, illness or some other reason, returning to work can be difficult. Depending on the amount of time that’s passed, you might find that you’re no longer interested in doing what you did before. In this situation, starting a new career as a mortgage broker could be the […]
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No job exists in a vacuum. Unless your business is the rare unicorn with a totally unique product or service, you are going to exist in competition with others. While mortgage brokers can aggregate a set of lending products that perhaps they alone will offer, the general set of services you will sell are mirrored […]
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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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Sometime during your mortgage broker career, you’re bound to find that your productivity has begun to slip. The stress has built and built, and your excellent time management practices have gone out the window. In these moments, it can feel like all your hard work is in danger of being for nought, as you just can’t seem […]
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Whenever a business is booming, more people want to join it – something mortgage brokers will know all about. The most recent data from the ABS Labour Force survey shows 25,400 people were employed as financial brokers in 2015, with the numbers projected to hit 30,300 by 2020. Apart from growth in their numbers, what […]
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If you’re thinking of making the move to a career as a mortgage broker, congratulations! You’re considering a job in a growing field where each new day brings an exciting challenge. While you may now be settled on being a mortgage broker, you may be unsure of where in Australia your new career can flourish. […]
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Thomas Edison famously said that “there is no substitute for hard work.” As a mortgage broker busy providing your clients with value, you’ll know this better than most. But as a professional that deals with leverage, you also know that the effects of one’s efforts can always be amplified. In the case of running your […]
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