Doesn’t it seem like there are more home loans on the market now than ever before? Well, that’s because there are! Let’s face it: first-tier lenders like the Big Four and second-tier banks such as credit unions are locked in a battle for your business. The hard part, of course, is determining which is the…
Articles by Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes is a National Director Property Strategy at Metropole. She has 15 years of investment experience in financial markets in two continents, is qualified in multiple disciplines and is also a chartered financial analyst (CFA).
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