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Our take on where mortgage and finance broking is heading, and the proof behind how we work.

Built from real placements and 4 years in the market, not some generic survey.

Feature Q1 FY27

State of Play: who is hiring in broking, and what they pay.

+74% more ads for core broking roles than Q4 FY26
$100k median advertised broking package
81.6% of new home loans written by brokers, June quarter
Read the State of Play.
  • +74% ads for core broking roles, Q1 FY27 on Q4 FY26 State of Play
  • 81.6% of new home loans written by brokers in the June quarter State of Play
  • 19.6% of broking businesses re-advertise the same role inside 90 days The Index
  • $110,000 median advertised mortgage broker package across 130 ads The Index
  • 81% of agency broker ads show a figure, against 56% of direct ones Blog

Four ways in.

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State of Play.

Core broking ads, Q4 FY26 against Q1 FY27.

 Latest

Short, sharp takes on the broking market.

  1. Commercial finance is growing faster than the brokers who can write it
  2. When to hire another mortgage broker, and when the leads can wait.
  3. 'Salary: competitive' in a mortgage broker job description
  4. Junior mortgage broker jobs and the path that never arrives
  5. Bank to broker: will your clients follow? Two bankers, two answers
See every post. → Report

Market Report.

The state of broking recruitment: where the aggregators stand, the AI shift, and what it all means for hiring.

 Proof
Seuj Barua, Director of Marquee Group

Four placements in twelve months, and all four still there.

Marquee Group

  • Marquee Group
  • ZEP Finance
  • Lagos Financial
  • 28Watt
  • Fortifi Finance
  • Strategic Mortgage Brokers

Latest from the blog.

Hiring

Commercial finance is growing faster than the brokers who can write it

Commercial finance broker numbers in Australia rose 6.3% in 2025 while the commercial and asset finance they settled rose 27.4%. Where principals find them.

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  1. Hiring When to hire another mortgage broker, and when the leads can wait.
  2. Hiring 'Salary: competitive' in a mortgage broker job description
  3. Careers Junior mortgage broker jobs and the path that never arrives
  4. Careers Bank to broker: will your clients follow? Two bankers, two answers
  5. Careers Franchise vs independent broker: the biggest split often pays least
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