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[Video] Why choose Heartland for your clients?
24 November 2016
Video - Why Heartland Seniors Finance is ideal for brokers to offer as a Reverse Mortgage.
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[Video] An Introduction to Heartland Seniors Finance
11 November 2016
An Introduction to Heartland Seniors Finance
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Using the family home for sustainable retirement income
03 November 2016
As discussed in a recent article in the Financial Review, it is increasingly clear that superannuation alone cannot support one’s retirement needs, especially aged care funding.
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What will the flow on affects be for seniors entitlement changes?
28 October 2016
Seemingly simple retirement objectives are set to become that much harder with changes to the asset test for the age pension due on 1 January 2017.
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Heartland Seniors Finance in Mortgage Professional Australia
20 October 2016
Heartland is in MPA's 'simply irreversible' feature on reverse mortgages
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Reverse mortgage vs downsizing - which is best?
11 October 2016
An overview of issues around reverse mortgages versus downsizing.
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Seniors’ Home Ownership is Down: What it Means for Retirement
27 September 2016
What does falling rates of home ownership among seniors mean for Australia?
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[VIDEO] What is a Reverse Mortgage? Australian Reverse Mortgages Explained
13 September 2016
What is a Reverse Mortgage and how do they work? Watch this short video to learn more.
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Increasing Demand for Reverse Mortgages
12 September 2016
At Heartland Seniors Finance, Australia’s largest specialist reverse mortgage provider, we have seen a considerable increase in demand, with record volumes in July and August.
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HILDA Survey 2016: Senior’s Superannuation Shortfall?
08 September 2016
the HILDA Report confirms again what we already know to be true: a large cohort of retired seniors and those approaching retirement will experience a retirement savings shortfall, most evident in the asset class of superannuation
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Reverse Mortgages for seniors – why am I so passionate?
26 August 2016
I'm a 'true believer' in Reverse Mortgages, here's why.
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Change to the Age Pension rules – how could you be affected?
05 August 2016
On 1 January 2017, there will be changes to the Age Pension asset test.
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Why are more seniors retiring with mortgage debt?
22 July 2016
More older Australians now retire without paying off their home loan. Why?
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Why Choice is wrong on Reverse Mortgage
01 July 2016
In February this year the consumer group Choice published an article on home equity release finance options for seniors. Although generally I’m a fan of their work, on this occasion the article was regrettably full of factual errors and hyperbole.
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Inheritance, estate planning & how Reverse Mortgage can help
10 June 2016
According to international research 86.2 per cent of parents aged 59 to 96 expect to leave something for their children, while only 44.6 per cent of the children aged 40 to 60 thought that they would receive an inheritance.
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2016 Budget Aged Care Update: Equity Release 'In the Mix'
16 May 2016
Recently the government announced a budget cut of $1.2 billion for aged care funding over four years, as a response to high growth in expenses. Medicare benefits will also remain frozen for a further two years.
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