Victoria has the densest broker population but its settlements grew 18.6%, below QLD, WA and SA. Part 4 of our State of Broking 2026 series on the state split.
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MFAA data shows brokers aged 50+ fell to 32.0% while under-31s rose to 8.2% and women are 27.4%. Part 3 of our series on workforce renewal and succession.
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MFAA data shows median broker upfront revenue up 16.0%, trail up 18.7% and clawbacks up 16.5% in 2025. Part 2 of our series on what the pay figures mean.
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MFAA data shows 17% of brokers settled no home loans in 2025 while 18% wrote $25m or more. Part 1 of our State of Broking 2026 series on the activity gap.
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Equifax data shows same-lender refinancing fell 22.8% in the year to August while switching lenders fell 1.1%. What that gap means for brokers.
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Home lending up 7.6% to $18.78bn and profit up 27.3% in FY26. The number brokers should read is the first home buyer concentration, not the growth.
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Bluestone and Agile polled over 18,000 Australians. Just 10% of self-employed borrowers used a mortgage broker, while 62% sought financial advice.
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Loan Market’s August data shows investor pre-approvals down 55% while year-to-date lodgements held up 6.5%. What the gap means for your forward book.
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Cash sits at 4.35%; another +25bp would hit 4.60% — highest since 2011. Finconnex’s Aryal on nervous FHBs, investors and the $1,000 portfolio hit.
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Brokers wrote a record 81.6% of new home loans last quarter while $371bn of balances changed lender. Why 37% of that churn never trips a rate alert.
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APRA’s July data: ADI housing books grew $5.6bn, the weakest month since February 2024, while business credit added $7bn. What it signals for brokers.
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COG printed $9bn in FY26. Cash-flow and secured lending jumped 190%. AFG commercial hit $4.3bn, up 19%. If that slot is still specialist-only, pull the count.
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