Genuine Savings

Genuine Savings

“Genuine savings” is a hurdle that often confronts first home buyers. It is a mandatory policy that many Australian lenders have when clients are looking to borrow over 85% of the purchase price. It is in place to slow the number of first home buyers applying for...

LENDERS MORTGAGE INSURANCE

Lenders mortgage insurance or “LMI” is an insurance policy that the borrower must take out if they are borrowing over 80% of the properties value. The policy protects the lender (not the borrower) in the event the lender has to sell the property and there is a...