Forward Thinking Finance

08/04/2024

Forward Thinking Finance update. Thank you to all of our valued customers. David from Forward Thinking Finance can now be found at Switch Finance. www.switchfinance.net.au. Due to business growth we have teamed up with Ray and his team over at Switch Finance. Same mobile number and same great service. The only change is the business name. David is still your mortgage broker for all of your finance needs.

We're sick of seeing the Australian public being deceived and duped out of their hard-earned money - bu**er the banks call 5532 0030 to switch!

12/03/2023

Three days ago! This week will be interesting.

10/03/2023

Prior to 2020 the RBA cash rate was 1.5%. You cannot increase the cash rate by 3500% from the 0.10% low and expect the system not to implode. Money will always come home from speculative investments when more funds are required for the family home. This is just the start, sit back and watch this unfold.

One of the largest banks in the US has spectacularly collapsed after it faced a bank run with customers scrambling to withdraw their cash.

07/03/2023

With the current interest rate rises, we often receive questions about fixed rates. Here is a brief checklist on the topic.

Whenever there is movement with interest rates, mortgage holders start to consider fixing their home loan rate as an insurance policy against future rate rises. While fixing your home loan

25/02/2023

Some information on inflation.

An Australia Institute economist has run some figures and found the nation’s inflation is being driven largely by corporate profits, with wages having a negl...

03/01/2023

Happy new year!

Travel to culturally rich Greece.

20/12/2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We will be taking a break from 22nd December 2022 to 9th January 2023.

16/12/2022

The inaugural realestate.com.au Hot 100 has been released, identifying suburbs around Australia with the best real estate prospects in 2023.

06/12/2022

Equifax Consumer Credit Demand Index Q3 2022 states that personal loan applications are up 22%, credit card applications up 31.5% and Buy Now Pay Later applications up 9.9%.

Source: Equifax

Could all of this spending be on borrowed time?

19/11/2022

With interest rates increasing we are receiving an increase in refinancing and general loan servicing. Don't let your bank charge you anymore interest than is necessary. Contact your bank or preferably us for options. As a broker we can compare around 40 different lenders for you.

23/10/2022

The Victoria government’s $1.1 billion home shared equity scheme will require eligible participants to pay a 5 per cent deposit on a house.