Non-bank lenders form an increasingly important part of the mortgage market, particularly when it comes to servicing clients with specialist finance needs, such as the self-employed.

In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Tony MacRae, chief commercial officer of Bluestone Home Loans, to unpack the current lending market and discuss how brokers can grow their business by supporting clients who have specialist finance needs.

Tune in to find out:

• The growing importance of specialist lenders in Australia.
• Scenarios that require an open-minded approach.
• How Bluestone Home Loans assesses income differently.

And much more!

After two decades in IT, Arnab Baral made the leap into broking to transform the client experience, but he’s still harnessing his obsession with tech to escalate his brokerage.

In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane speaks with Arnab Baral – CEO and managing director of Cinch Loans and recipient of the Editor’s Choice Award Vic/TAS at the 2025 Better Business Awards – to find out how he’s building Cinch Loans with technology, the principles that guide his team, and the lessons new brokers need to hear.

Tune in to hear:

• Why he left tech to start a career in broking.
• The tools and tech he uses to scale his business (without losing human touch).
• Why “start slow, but start deep” is his top advice for new brokers.

And much more!

Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights.

Join commercial content writer Ben Squires and senior journalist Will Paige as they review the news of the week.

This week, they discuss:

• The federal election 2025.
• House prices and inflation data.
• The latest ADI statistics.

And much more!