Graeme Salt Origin Finance - Lewisham

08/09/2026

03/09/2026

If you are employed casually, getting finance can be complicated - you have to know which lender is for you.

31/08/2026

Not the best read for homeowners today. But good news for wanna-be buyers?

31/08/2026

Young Australians are resorting to extreme measures to buy their own home.

Here is why we can and must help.

By Graeme Salt Young Australians are resorting to complex methods to buy their own homes. That is the conclusion of new research from the University of Adelaide. It found that almost half of young people followed disrupted housing pathways, moving repeatedly between renting, homeownership and, in so...

25/08/2026

Is your offset really saving you money ?

Banks have recently had to pay $55 million in customer compensation for offset account failures.

By Graeme Salt Incorrectly set-up offset accounts may not be reducing your interest payments. That is the conclusion of research by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) which found that banks had recently had to pay $55 million in customer compensation for offset account failu...

20/08/2026

Your next mortgage may not be with a bank.

You want to buy a house; your first call is often to your bank.

But increasingly, many non-bank lenders are finding solutions to would-be home buyers when the bank says no.

By Graeme Salt You want to buy a house; your first call is often to your bank. But increasingly, many non-bank lenders are finding solutions to would-be home buyers when the bank says no. Sometimes, highly-regulated banks just won’t lend you enough for the expensive Australian property markets.  ...

14/08/2026

Learning stuff in the clever world of bankers, accountants and brokers.

11/08/2026

Excellent business lunch in Parramatta. Love how this place is changing