Ever since the new National Credit Code (NCC) came in, traditional lenders have correctly been wary of Low Documentation (Low Doc) lending to consumers for residential property. However quite a number of traditional lenders, including a subsidiary of one of the ‘Big 4’, continue to lend on a Low Doc basis, so why not Vendor [...]
Read MoreI'd like to thank Australia's most experienced vendor finance lawyer, Mr. Tony Cordato for the following article. DO YOU BUY INVESTMENT PROPERTY IN A PERSONAL NAME OR IN A FAMILY TRUST OR A SELF-MANAGED SUPER FUND? This article sets out the pros and cons of buying investment property in a personal name, or in the [...]
Read MoreSince the inception of the National Credit Code, you may have noticed traditional lenders knocking back applications from mature age borrowers. When looking at this issue it's best to look at Rent-To-Owns (Lease/Options) separately from Instalment Contracts and Deposit Finance. That’s because Rent-To-Owns (RTO's) aren't regulated by the National Credit Code (NCC). Rent-To-Owns While RTO [...]
Read MoreSelling your property too far above market price. Because vendor finance (VF) buyers are often quite annoyed at being locked out of home ownership, they’re open to paying well above market price just to ‘get in’. The problem with selling too far above market is it takes longer for your VF buyer to be able [...]
Read MoreWhen I put the link to Compliance Essentials on Facebook I said, "Makes ACL compliance a snap and boy do I need that ;-) " If you're anything like me, there was a big sigh of relief when I got our ACL and on-going compliance wasn't a top priority. The thing about ACL's is they [...]
Read MoreA good friend recently gave me some excellent feedback on our ‘VFI News’ newsletter. He thinks what we’re doing is great and our information ‘spot on’. But he’s worried the sometimes ‘pretty dry’ information in the newsletter may be putting people off vendor finance (VF). When I thought about it, I could see his point. [...]
Read MoreNo matter how well you qualify your potential vendor finance buyers, ‘stuff’ happens in peoples’ lives and occasionally your buyers will get into financial hardship. Lease/Options (Rent To Own) If your buyers are tenant/buyers, under a Lease/Option (Rent To Own), non-payment of rent is covered by the various State Residential Tenancy Acts. This is not [...]
Read MoreWhen setting up a Rent-T0-Own most of us focus on the transaction being a bunch of paperwork designed to get our tenant/buyers into home ownership. While this is correct it's also important to recognise that it's made up of two separate documents, i.e. a Residential Lease and a Call Option. A Call Option is regulated [...]
Read MoreI'd like to thank Belinda and Marc for sharing their 'insurance story' with the attendees of the last Vendor Finance Association meeting in Sydney. Marc & Belinda recently had a property they'd sold with vendor finance burn down. Apparently it took only six minutes for the fire to completely destroy the property. Very scary but [...]
Read MoreSending out a loan statement for an Instalment Contract or Second Mortgage would, on the surface, seem to be a pretty straight forward thing to do. It is but, with the advent of the National Credit Code, these statements have got to contain a prescribed list of information and be sent out at regular intervals. [...]
Read MoreWhen we started out in vendor finance (VF) we weren't sure if there really were VF buyers out there. We received assurances that there were and also a suggestion that we test our local market by placing an ad in our local newspaper for a non-existent home, to see what sought of response we got. [...]
Read MoreIf you chose to advertise your weekly/fortnightly/monthly repayment or your interest rate you must also display a Comparison Rate and the prescribed statements relating to that Comparison Rate. A Comparison Rate is described as, a tool to help consumers identify the true cost of a loan. It factors in the interest rate, fees and charges [...]
Read MoreOn 15 November 2012, ASIC came out with their new Good Practice Guidance for Advertising Credit & Financial Products and Services. To say it's extensive is an understatement, e.g. have a look at what this advertising guidance applies to: 'What our guidance applies to' RG 234.8 Our good practice guidance applies to any communication whose [...]
Read MoreSomewhere along the line, as you build your real estate vendor finance business, most vendor financiers realise they need their own Australian Credit Licence (ACL). The National Consumer Credit Protection Act and its associated National Credit Code are still relatively new and, being human, there is resistance to change. This resistance to change can encourage [...]
Read MoreIf you have been offered Credit Representative status by an Australian Credit Licence (ACL) holder that includes the authority to 'provide credit' beware! ASIC recently refused an ACL application to a business whose business model involved allowing their Credit Representatives to 'provide credit'. ASIC's decision to refuse the ACL application was taken to the Administrative [...]
Read MoreI would like to thank Mr. Tony Cordato, Australia's most experienced vendor finance lawyer, for the following contribution to this issue of VFI News. Licensing, as it applies to our vendor finance industry, has been a hot topic of discussion of late and with this in mind Tony writes, "I provide this commentary on where [...]
Read MoreThe term Trust Account can be confusing as, broadly speaking, there are two types and they’re often mixed up. The two broad types of Trust Accounts are: A ‘bank’ account for a Trust, e.g. an account with a bank, building society or credit union for a Family or Unit Trust, and A ‘bank’ account required [...]
Read MoreMost Vendor Financiers, at some point in their business, will use a Power of Attorney (POA) as part of the process of 'controlling' a property. The way POA's are used in a Vendor Finance business are many and varied, however this Newsletter is dedicated to making sure your POA can be used to authorise a change [...]
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