SEO for Mortgage Brokers: Getting Found Online
Get your brokerage found in Google: answer real client questions, fix the technical basics and set up your Google Business Profile for local search.
Shared Equity Home Loans: How the Schemes Work
Weigh a smaller mortgage against giving up a share of future value. See how Help to Buy, Keystart, HomeStart and shared appreciation mortgages work.
What is Sherlok? RateTraker and InstantAPPLY
Is Sherlok still open to new brokers, and what do RateTraker and InstantAPPLY do now that Hound Group has joined it?
What is Simpology? Loanapp for Mortgage Brokers
Lodging through Loanapp? Learn what Simpology provides, why each lender's set-up differs, how it compares with ApplyOnline and how to test it.
How to Deal With Slow Lender Approvals
Why is lender processing taking so long? Most delays have a cause you can find. Prepare clients early, escalate with a reason and know when to switch.
SMSF Construction Loans: Rules and Alternatives
Can an SMSF still borrow to build? New fund borrowing for property is now limited to business real property. See what trustees can do instead.
SMSF Loans in Australia: Rules and Eligibility
SMSF loans for new arrangements now finance only business real property. Check the trustee, deed and liquidity rules lenders apply before your fund signs.
Social Media Marketing for Mortgage Brokers
Social media works for brokers as a steady habit on one or two platforms. Get platform tips for LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, WeChat and YouTube.
Split Home Loans: Fixed and Variable Portions
When you want some certainty and some flexibility, a split home loan divides the balance into fixed and variable parts. Here is how to set the split.
What is Stamp Duty? Costs by State and Territory
Check how much stamp duty you will pay in your state or territory, which first home concessions apply and whether the duty is tax deductible.
Starting a Mortgage Broker Business in Australia
Setting up a mortgage broker business? Get qualified, appointed and aggregated in order, bank the cash for the commission gap and plan your first 90 days.
What is a Sub Aggregator (In Mortgage Broking)?
A sub-aggregator is a branded broking group that operates under a head aggregator rather than contracting directly with lenders. The arrangement gives member brokers closer support than the larger aggregators typically provide, at the cost of an extra slice of commission. This guide explains where sub-aggregators sit in the broking…
Subprime Mortgage Meaning and Risk in Australia
Is there a subprime mortgage risk in Australia? See what subprime means here, how specialist lending is funded and what current arrears figures show.
Which Aggregators Does Track My Trail Support?
Find your aggregator’s report format: which ones Track My Trail reads natively, which use the Generic CSV route and what to do if yours is missing.
Mortgage Broker Technology in Australia
What software do Australian mortgage brokers use? See the CRM, lodgement, verification and automation tools doing real work and how to adopt them.
Mortgage Broker Testimonial Videos and Reviews
Testimonial videos let recent clients explain what you did for them, but only with written consent and within the ACCC rules on reviews and incentives.
How to Be a Successful Mortgage Broker
New to broking? Learn the market, your regulators and the five skills that keep files moving. Mortgage broker tips for year one, from CRM to referrals.
How to Track Trail Commissions Every Month
Is a payment missing, reduced or posted to the wrong loan? Keep a loan ledger, reconcile every statement and chase each underpayment to an answer.
Types of Loans in Australia: An Overview
Home loans, personal loans, car finance, HELP debt and business credit work differently. Compare the main types of loans by purpose and security.
What is Equifax?
Equifax is one of Australia’s two consumer credit bureaus. This explains what it does, how its scores and free reports work and how clients fix errors.
What is Experian?
When a lender checks your client’s Experian file, what does it see? Learn what Experian is in Australia, its 0 to 1200 score range and where illion fits.
Mortgage Broker Website Design Options in 2026
Want a mortgage broker website someone else designs and maintains, or one you run yourself, and which funnel tools or fixes are worth adding?
Commission Sharing vs Client-Paid Flat Fees
Thinking of charging clients a flat fee or splitting commission with your team? Compare income shape, client fit and disclosure duties before you switch.
How Trail Commissions Work for Mortgage Brokers
Trail commission pays a broker monthly on the outstanding balance until the loan is repaid or moves lender, which is why runoff matters so much.
What is Xplan? Iress Financial Planning Software
Xplan is Iress’s financial planning software for advice practices, not a mortgage CRM. Here is what it does, what a quote covers and who needs it.
CGU Broker Portal and MarketPlace Login
Before you sign in to the CGU broker portal, check which route your business uses: CGU MarketPlace for brokers or the existing login for agency partners.
NAB Broker Portal: Accreditation and Lodgement
Before you lodge with NAB, confirm your broker accreditation, pick the residential or commercial pathway and see where Advantedge and Citi loans went.
Prospa Broker Portal and Prospa IQ Quotes
Prospa IQ gives partners an indicative business-funding quote and a lead to submit, but a quote from the Prospa broker portal is not a credit approval.