How to tailor your strategy when building your business
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
John Symond's Aussie Home Loans has continued to grow despite ructions in the mortgage market. His advice? Don't be a victim, especially as circumstances change and customer needs evolve.  ...

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Founder’s grandson buys LJ Hooker
Friday, 16 October 2009
The grandson of the man who founded LJ Hooker has fulfilled a life-long dream by buying the Hooker real estate chain from Queensland bank Suncorp Metway.  ...

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The rich end of town
Friday, 31 July 2009
It is not that long since some economists and commentators were predicting house price Armageddon, where prices in Australia’s overheated property market could plunge by as much as 40%.  ...

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Is Mortgage Choice set to buy LJ Hooker?
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Mystery surrounds reports that mortgage broker Mortgage Choice is set to purchase real estate agency LJ Hooker from finance group Suncorp Metway for up to $70 million.  ...

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Rich entrepreneurs flock to support Malcolm Turnbull
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Wealthy entrepreneurs including Kerry Stokes, Frank Lowy, John Symond and former Macquarie Bank chief Alan Moss are amongst a large group of rich individuals and families that have donated to Malcolm Turnbull's electorate fundraising vehicle.  ...

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Mortgage Choice and Aussie Home Loans look to diversify
Friday, 10 July 2009
The Mortgage Choice franchise has now set up a strategic partnership with insurance broker Lifebroker, just a week after the company embarked on a re-branding exercise.  ...

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The rich who'll reap a budget bounty
Monday, 18 May 2009
As predicted, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan's second budget contained a number of attacks on the wealthy.  ...

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Aussie John fights on
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
You've got to love an entrepreneur with a bit of bravado.  ...

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Who is Australia's most trusted entrepreneur?
Monday, 20 April 2009
A new poll in Britain has named entrepreneur Richard Branson as that nation's most trusted business person.  ...

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10 downturn strategies of the stinking rich
Thursday, 26 March 2009
It is a tough time to be a wealthy entrepreneur. Your fortune has fallen by an average of 40%, you've had to mortgage the house to pay that margin loan, and even the corporate jet is up for sale.  ...

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Aussie John set to go bargain hunting again?
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Fresh from picking up the Wizard Home Loans business for a bargain-basement price, Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has his eyes set on another cheap buy - the iconic real estate brand LJ Hooker.  ...

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Rich bargain hunters
Monday, 16 February 2009
Talk to an entrepreneur during a downturn, and you're likely to here a cliché repeated time and time again - in every recession you can always find plenty of opportunities to make a bundle.  ...

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Stimulated entrepreneurs
Monday, 09 February 2009
The Rudd Government hopes its $42 billion stimulus package will provide a big boost to the business sector as consumers start spending again and infrastructure projects kick-start economic activity.  ...

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Wizard Home Loans brand set to disappear
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Aussie Home Loans is set to retire the Wizard brand it acquired late last year, with the franchisees that survive the restructure expected to join Aussie’s network.  ...

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Recession’s rich pickings
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
This might not seem like the best time to start building a fortune, but a surprising number of businesses were born during the early 1990s recession. We've found 10 wealthy entrepreneurs who started making a bundle when things looked very bad.  ...

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NAB set to buy Wizard Home Loans
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
National Australia Bank has announced it is in “advanced talks” to buy Wizard Home Loan’s brand and Australian distribution network. ...

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Aussie Home Loans drops mortgage rates, but auction market still becalmed
Monday, 10 November 2008
Last week’s 75-basis-point interest rate cut has failed to stir the property market, with auction clearance rates only moving up a fraction. ...

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Aussie’s strong growth plan
Monday, 29 September 2008
John Symond’s Aussie Home Loans has continued to grow despite ructions in the mortgage market. His advice? Don’t be a victim, especially as circumstances change and customer needs evolve. He tells AMANDA GOME how he positioned Aussie as an organisation th  ...

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Government injects $4 billion into mortgage market to ease funding pressure
Monday, 29 September 2008
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has offered some relief to struggling non-bank mortgage lenders by announcing it will inject $4 billion into the mortgage market. ...

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Short-term pain but long-term gain for property investors
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Real estate decisions should be made on a seven to 10-year time scale, so our current market place looks more like a landscape of good buying opportunities, not one for ill-considered exit selling ...

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