FREE information seminar for Gold Coast first homebuyers

Our Gold Coast Area Manager Nicky Davies shares some of the useful pieces of information Gold Coast residents looking to buy or build a home this year will receive if they come to a free seminar at Helensvale. Click here to read more »

Fixed loan rates. Short term gain might be long term pain.

Our Product Manager David Bryde warns about being lured by a fixed rate home loan without considering what happens after the fixed term expires. Click here to read more »

First home buyers are getting older

The Greater’s Lending Manager for Tamworth and surrounding areas, Virginia Irwin says a new survey shows first home buyers are waiting until they are older and saving for longer in order to buy their home. She shares some tips to help first homebuyers reach their goal faster. Click here to read more »

Building societies are co-operative in saving thousands off your home loan

A new report by The Australia Institute shows the value of mutual financial institutions and co-operatives more broadly writes our CEO Don Magin.  The report found that people would save $76, 417 over the life of an average mortgage and reduce their repayment period by three years if they switched from a ‘big four’ bank to a mutually owned bank, credit union or building society. Click here to read more »

Rate cut wash-up

With ANZ announcing its home loan rate cut last Friday, our Product Manager David Bryde takes a look at how much better off The Greater’s customers are than those who have a mortgage with the major banks. Click here to read more »

First Home Buyer Scheme changes in NSW and Qld

Our Green Hills Branch Lending Manager Ryan Morgan-Jones looks at important changes to Government incentives for first home buyers in Queensland and NSW. Knowing when to act can make you thousands of dollars better off. Click here to read more »

Top 10 things to ask your lender

One of our Central Coast mobile lenders, Bob Lowcock, answers the 10 questions that Your Mortgage Magazine suggests prospective mortgage holders should ask a potential lender. Click here to read more »

Research shows that Australians are itching to switch

Independent research conducted by Roy Morgan shows people are itching to switch from their current bank if red tape is eliminated but our Gold Coast Lending Manager David McGlynn says that it is already easy to switch.  Click here to read more »

Rate cuts will help improving buyer sentiment

Central Coast Lending Manager Bob Lowcock writes that The Greater’s recent cuts to its home loan rates will be good news to the increasing number of more optimistic home buyers in the marketplace.

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Pulling the refinance trigger to save on your home loan

Recent movements in interest rates have led home loan refinancing to be one of the hottest topics in financial, political and general media circles and around the BBQ. Our Product Manager, David Bryde, talks about what motivates borrowers to refinance and how too many Australians are throwing away thousands of dollars of their hard-earned money by not switching from the big banks. 

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