Hold or Fourth Hike? The Broker’s Playbook for the RBA’s June 16 Rate Decision
The RBA’s June 16 call is on a knife-edge. Here’s the broker playbook for the 48 hours around the decision: back-book triage, serviceability and DTI capacity.
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Variable Rate War: 11 Lenders Cut, 40 Now Under 6% — Work Your Back Book Before the 16 June Pause
Eleven lenders cut new-customer variable rates and 40 now sit below 6%. How brokers turn the front-book war into a repricing pipeline before 16 June.
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NAB Flips to a Cut, Westpac Still Tips a Hike: Brokering a Split Forecast Before 16 June
NAB now tips the RBA’s next move is a cut while Westpac still sees a hike. Six days out from the 16 June call, here’s how brokers work a split forecast.
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Fixed Rates Already Priced the Hike: Reframing Fixed-vs-Variable Before the RBA’s 16 June Call
Westpac was the last Big Four bank to hike fixed rates. With the market already pricing the RBA’s 16 June move, here’s how brokers reframe fixed vs variable.
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Record Share, Rising Scrutiny: What 77.3% Broker Penetration Really Signals
Brokers now write 77.3% of new home loans. Here’s why record share invites remuneration and conduct scrutiny, and how to de-risk your broker business.
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Negative Gearing’s 1 July 2027 Cutover: Restructuring Investor Client Pipelines Before the Established-Property Cliff
The 13-month window to reposition investor pipelines before the 1 July 2027 negative gearing and CGT cutover. Grandfathering, dual scenarios, lender response.
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The June 17-18 RBA Decision Window: A 17-Day Broker Playbook to Pre-Empt Repayment Shock and Lock the Refinance Pipeline
A 17-day broker sprint before the RBA’s June 17-18 meeting: trail-book triage, client comms templates, pre-emptive repricing, refinance pipeline locks.
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The Servicing Reset: How NAB, Macquarie and ANZ Quietly Rewrote Investor Calcs in the 17 Days Since Budget
NAB, Macquarie, ANZ and Great Southern have rewritten investor servicing after the budget. What survives the new calcs and what brokers should do this week.
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APRA’s Exceptions Crackdown: The Side Door Brokers Have Leaned On Is Closing
APRA’s latest letter tells banks to tighten exceptions to serviceability policy. Here’s what it means for broker submissions, BID files, and your pipeline.
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After the Hike: Brokers’ 9-Day Window Before 4.35% Lands on 15 May
RBA hikes to 4.35% in an 8-1 vote. Big Four pass through 0.25% from 15 May. CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac now disagree on the peak — what brokers do this week.
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After 4.35%: The Broker Playbook for Client Retention, Hardship Prevention, and Pipeline Repair
The RBA’s move to 4.35% demands immediate broker action. Here’s your post-hike playbook for client retention, hardship prevention, and pipeline repair.
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Sydney and Melbourne Crack: What April’s First National Price Fall Tells Brokers Before the May 5 RBA Decision
National home prices slipped 0.1% in April — the first 2026 fall. Sydney and Melbourne led the turn. What brokers should do before May 5.
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