31/08/2026
If you're thinking about investing in property, you may have come across the term 'cross-collateralisation'.
What it means is that you use more than one property as security for your mortgage, instead of the usual one property (i.e. the property that you're buying).
What this could look like, as an example, is if you owned your $1M home outright (congratulations!) and you wanted to buy a $500k investment property, but didn't have the 20% cash deposit, you could offer your $1M home as security.
This would mean you'd be borrowing $500k and that this loan would be secured against two properties worth $1.5M in total, meaning you wouldn't need to pay lenders mortgage insurance.
Like anything, there are pros and cons to this approach. Get in touch for help understanding the risks and how to optimise your lending products.