Brokers, not salespeople
We started this business after too many years watching good people accept the first rate they were offered because nobody explained there was another option.
The loan is the easy part. The advice is the job.
Anyone can pull a comparison rate off a website. What takes experience is knowing which lender will accept your bonus income, how a two-month gap between jobs reads to an assessor, and when a slightly higher rate with the right features costs you less over five years.
We spend most of the first conversation listening. Are you buying now or in eighteen months? Is a parent willing to go guarantor, and do they understand what that means? Are you planning a second child, which will change your servicing? Those answers shape the recommendation far more than a headline rate does.
Then we put it in writing. You get a short document comparing two or three genuine options, what each one costs, what we'd choose and why, and what we get paid if you go ahead. No pressure to decide on the call.
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Who you'll be dealing with
Sample profiles. Real names, photos and credentials go in before launch.
Alex Mercer
Director & Senior Broker
Fourteen years in lending, eight of them on the bank side, which is a useful thing to know when you're arguing a file with an assessor. Specializes in complex income and self-employed applications.
Jordan Lee
Mortgage Broker
Works almost exclusively with first home buyers and guarantor structures. Known for explaining LMI three times without ever sounding annoyed about it.
Riley Santos
Client Services Manager
Chases the documents, the valuers and the lenders so you don't have to. If your file goes quiet for more than 48 hours, Riley is already on it.
Things people ask us first
What does it cost me?
Nothing, in almost every case. The lender you settle with pays us an upfront and a trailing commission. We disclose the exact amounts in writing before you apply. In rare, highly complex commercial files a fee may apply — you'd know about it well before any work started.
Will talking to you hurt my credit score?
No. Initial conversations and borrowing-power modeling involve no credit inquiry at all. A credit check only happens when you tell us to submit a formal application to a specific lender.
How much deposit do I actually need?
Traditionally 20% avoids lenders mortgage insurance. But 5% deposit purchases are possible through government guarantee schemes, and 10–15% with LMI is very common. There are also costs beyond the deposit — stamp duty, conveyancing, inspections — which is where most first-time budgets come up short.
I'm self-employed. Is this going to be painful?
Less than you think, with the right lender. Some want two years of tax returns; others will work from one year, or from BAS statements, or from an accountant's declaration. Going to the wrong lender first is what makes it painful.
What if my situation is messy?
Default on file, a recent divorce, a business that had a bad year, casual income — we see all of it. Sometimes the honest answer is "not yet, and here's the twelve-month plan to fix it." We'd rather tell you that than waste an application.
How long does the whole thing take?
Pre-approval usually lands within a week. From accepted offer to unconditional approval is typically two to four weeks depending on the lender's queue and how quickly the valuation comes back. Settlement then follows the timeline in your contract, usually six weeks.
Start with a conversation
Twenty minutes, no obligation, no credit inquiry.