What’s Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news.

Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia.

In this episode, Phil and Tom flag the breaking news of NAB’s decision to divest from its broker aggregation businesses and sell off to Loan Market Group, consider the impact of the US election on Australian consumer confidence, discuss what the US-Australian relationship could look like under President-elect Biden, and look to some of the positive signs popping up in the Australian property market.

In this episode of In Focus, partnered by Mortgage Choice, we catch up with CEO Susan Mitchell to discuss why Mortgage Choice is taking action to bring more women into this industry, and her own experience of being a leading woman in finance. According to MFAA stats, the number of female brokers has fallen every year for the past three years – with the proportion of female to male brokers also having shrunk on an annual basis since 2016. As such, the industry has been busy working on programs to help promote, inspire and support women in joining this industry and – crucially – remain in it, too. Last month, aggregator and major brokerage brand Mortgage Choice held three digital masterclasses as part of its female talent nurturing program Aspire, and earlier this year partnered with the fourth annual Women in Finance Awards, and announced a new partnership with female financial literacy platform Tilly Money.

Tune in to find out:

• Why Mortgage Choice wants to encourage more women into broking
• Susan’s own experience as a leading woman in finance
• Why the brand is working to improve female financial literacy

And plenty more!

What’s Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news.

Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia.

In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss the possible ramifications of the US election on Australian politics, query whether there will be a reverse trend of regional migration in years to come, look at why so many people want to “park” their money in Australian property, and reflect on some of the ways agents and brokers can harness current affairs to their advantage.

As a qualified accountant, financial planner and mortgage broker, Sova Financial broker Natasha Janssens holds the triad of tools needed to run her award-winning financial literacy program, Women with Cents. We catch up with Natasha to find out how she runs her two successful businesses.

After having fled the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s, Canberra-based broker Natasha Janssens chose to become a qualified accountant to help her migrate to Australia. It was here that she discovered her passion for providing financial literacy education – and made the move to become a mortgage broker and financial planner, setting up her brokerage Sova Financial. When she was expecting her first child, Natasha joined local mothers’ groups and started speaking about finances and mortgages after finding there was strong curiosity and interest from the groups. The interest led her to start Women with Cents, a financial literacy program for women, which has won the Women’s Community Program of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards for the fourth year in a row this year. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Natasha to find out more about the Women with Cents program, the types of loans she’s writing at Sova Financial, and how she manages two businesses as a single operator.

Tune in to find out:

- How she’s reaching thousands of people through Women with Cents - How she chose her aggregator and mentor - Why she’s expanding her financial literacy program to include men

And much more!

What’s Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news.

Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia.

In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss the emerging use of QR codes to capture data as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with AgentBox’s David Bliss, consider the US election and how it could play out, take a look at the ways in which sentiment and attitudes shape consumer behaviour, and reflect on the current drivers of Australia’s property market.

In September, Momentum Media held its annual Women in Finance Awards, which champion the women leading the way in the financial services industry.

The Women in Finance Awards, partnered by AMP Bank, was held as a virtual awards ceremony in September of this year – with more than 1,100 people registering to watch the live stream and support the women making waves in finance.

In this episode of In Focus, partnered by AMP Bank, host Annie Kane and AMP Bank’s director of distribution, Adrienne Smith, catch up with one of the winners on the night – the newly crowned Mortgage and Finance Broker of the Year, Evelyn Clark of Accession Finance.

Tune in to find out:

- How Evelyn is going above and beyond for Australian borrowers - The challenges and opportunities in the mortgage space - What can be done to encourage more women into the finance industry

What’s Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news.

In a special investment special, hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos do a deep dive on the investor psyche - covering everything real estate agents, property professionals and mortgage brokers should know about this group of buyers.

In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss the types of questions that investors will have of experts on their property journey, the importance of a strong investment “team”, and all of the ‘moving parts’ that should be considered when building out a portfolio.

Aussie Liverpool franchisee Evelyn Burton has been working as a broker for nearly 19 years, having spent nearly her whole broking career with the major brokerage brand.

First joining a Wizard store in 1999 and then setting up one of the first Aussie stores in Australia when it bought the Wizard franchise network in 2008, Evelyn has been busy ‘saving’ clients in Sydney’s west.

In this episode of Elite Broker, Evelyn joins host Annie Kane to outline why she first became a broker, the flexibility that broking provides women and parents, and how she’s providing credit and financial literacy advice to home borrowers.

Tune in to find out:

- How she identified that she needed to hire new staff and how she did it - The support she was able to provide clients over COVID-19 - How she explains how she’s paid and is working in a client’s best interest

And much more!

What’s Making Headlines is your source for all the very latest in Australian real estate news.

Tune in every week to hear hosts Phil Tarrant and Tom Panos bring you the biggest stories over the past few days, covering everything you need to know about the buying, selling, owning and financing of real estate in Australia.

In this episode, Phil and Tom discuss the current land tax settings, the state of the Sydney property market, and the ‘COVID-19 clarity’ that’s seeing people change or reconsider their career path in 2020.

One of the first challenges any broker faces is establishing a brand and presence in the market. Given that so much of a broker’s business relies on referrals (either customer or business referrals), having strong brand recognition and buy-in is an important step in building a brokerage.

Victoria-based broker Bernard Desmond, who launched Blank Financial earlier this year, joins host Annie Kane to discuss how he has been bedding in his new company and making a name for himself.

Tune in to find out:

- How Bernard set about creating a new brand - His experience of changing aggregation groups - His top tips for new brokers

And much more!