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Greater Bendigo Region Mortgage Brokers – Victoria

Posted September 7th, 2010 and last modified November 19th, 2010

The City of Greater Bendigo is located in the central west region of Victoria  covering an area of 3,000 square kilometres with a population of 140,000 living in the following towns and cities: Bendigo, Quarry Hill, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat, Eaglehawk, Epsom, White Hills, Marong, Lockwood, Lockwood South, Ravenswood, Sebastian, Elmore, Heathcote, Maiden Gully, Spring Gully, Strathfieldsaye, Lake Eppalock, Axedale, Goornong, Raywood and Huntley.  

The area grew dramatically during the gold rush era of the 1800s and is the centre of a wide pastoral and fruit growing district.  It has a fast rail service and freeway linking it to the city of Melbourne as well as to Swan Hill in the north.  The City of Greater Bendigo is still a growing area, as many people continually seek the more leisurely living and working conditions in a large regional centre, rather than the hustle and bustle that is Melbourne.

For those seeking a change of pace and looking to buy property in a country area or to invest in rental property in the region you should begin with engaging the services of a mortgage broker.  As competition within the home loan market intensifies it is becoming harder and harder for an untrained person to choose the right home loan to fit in with your own particular needs.  There is always the uncertainty of which way interest rates are going to go, a factor determined by the state of the economy generally but a worry to a borrower, as when interest rates rise it can make a big difference to your ability to repay the money you have borrowed.  This leads to the problem of whether you should choose a loan with fixed or variable interest.  If interest rates were to drop and you had chosen a fixed interest rate mortgage you could find yourself missing out on an increased cash flow or an ability to pay your home loan off faster.  Then again if rates were rise it might get to the stage where you could find yourself in what is known as mortgage stress because of your increasing difficulty of keeping up with the continuous increases in your variable interest loan rates.

A further problem, if you should choose to seek out an appropriate home loan yourself,  is that of penalties, fees and costs generally.  Many a home loan looks good on the surface but when delved into more deeply it may be found that fees and penalties may take away all the gloss from any reduction in interest rates.  The flexibility of the mortgage is also an important consideration as nobody really knows what the future holds.  You may need to alter your home loan at some stage in the future to take into account the fact that you have married, introduced children into the world, suddenly became ill, or either yourself or your partner may lose his or her job.  You may wish to take out early retirement.  Whatever the reason you will need to be able to change your home loan to accommodate these changed conditions. A mortgage broker will have all these factors in mind when choosing the right home loan to suit your particular situation at this stage in your life.  In order to be able to do this they will: Arrange an initial interview to ascertain your financial position and to discover what you have planned for now and into the future.

  • Search among their panel of lenders for the home loan that best suits your needs.
  • Discuss this mortgage with you and show you some comparisons to have you appreciate why they think the loan they have chosen is the right one for you.
  • If you agree the loan on offer is the best that can be obtained your mortgage broker will help you put in an application to the lender as well as assist you in putting together with all the required supporting documentation.
  • They will talk with your lender on your behalf to clear up any discrepancies or to clarify any points that may be queried.
  • Following approval they will represent you during the home purchase process regarding any matter that may come up concerning your finance for the property being purchased.
  • Your mortgage broker will be there with you at settlement as well as post settlement to ensure that your home loan is performing as it should and so that they can facilitate any changes that may need taking care of.

A mortgage broker earns his or her living from the commissions paid by the lender for being handed your business.  Their work on your behalf will have saved the lender a lot of work themselves, they will know that it has been professionally carried out and all the necessary vetting will have been undertaken.  This means that there will be no cost to pay yourself for the important time saving service you have received.  The loan you have obtained will be at the same price whether you used the services of a mortgage broker or not.


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