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Interest rates being pushed up by rampant inflation are forcing mortgagees and prospective buyers to find new ways of servicing...

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Borrowers are refinancing in record numbers as their lower-priced fixed rate loans end, only to be switched to higher priced...

The Adviser Better Business Awards 2023

The finalists for The Adviser Better Business Awards 2023 have been named, with Specialist Mortgage and its finance director in...

Helen Avis with Women in Finance Awards 2022 Finalist badge

In what has been a rewarding and productive 2022 for Helen Avis, the Specialist Mortgage Director has added a finalist...

Helen Avis National Winner of the MFAA Residential Finance Broker Award 2022

Helen Avis, winner of the prestigious MFAA Residential Finance Broker Award, said interest rate concerns were beginning to weigh on...

Helen Avis acceptance speech at MFAA Excellence Awards 2022

Specialist Mortgage Director, Helen Avis, has been named winner of the WA Residential Finance Broker Award at the annual Mortgage...

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With the Reserve Bank of Australia set to raise rates throughout 2022 and the banks following without hesitation, is it...

Helen Avis with 2 MFAA State Finalist Awards

Specialist Mortgage and its Director, Helen Avis, have both been announced as a finalists in the WA Finance Broker Business...

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Undeterred by property prices in Melbourne and Sydney coming off the boil or the threat of higher interest rates, expatriate...

Helen Avis Top 100 Broker 2021

Specialist Mortgage finance director Helen Avis has been recognised in this year’s MPA Top 100 list, as one of the...

Helen Avis said safety and comfort was top of mind for many homebuyers in the current market.

Specialist Mortgage director Helen Avis settled more than $25 million in loans in July, as returning expats and those looking...

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Applying for finance as a first-time investor can be a complicated process that features several subtle differences from obtaining a...

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There might be plenty of uncertainty in the air at the moment on the back of the coronavirus, but one...

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Covid-19 is having an ever-changing impact on many things for all of us, with travel and movement restrictions, self-isolation, business...

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Living overseas as an expat can be a fantastic move financially and can allow you to progress up the property...

By leveraging the equity in your current property, you can quickly take that one property…and build a portfolio that can...