5 easy steps to get a mortgage in 2025
March 4, 2025
Australian Property Podcast by Rask is launching soon. The Australian Property Podcast is hosted by four of Australia’s top property investors and/or financial educators, including:
The Australian Property Podcast all about buying, managing and investing in Australian property.
We’re on a mission to be Australia’s MOST TRUSTED property podcast.
Want to get involved? Reach out to our founder Owen Rask on Twitter or ask a question.
Chris Bates is the founder of Alcove and one of Australia’s highest ranked mortgage brokers. In 2022, Wealthful (Chris’ business) won the Connective Broker of the Year award and was ranked 5th out of 16,000 mortgage brokers in Australia. He was later voted the #1 broker in Australia!
Chris started as a Financial Adviser back in 2007 just before the GFC in the UK. After four years working with High Net Worth Investors, he returned to Australia to work with young families and since 2012 his clients have only been young families in their 30s and 40s.
Pretty impressive, right?
With over a decade of experience in the property industry, Amy Lunardi has guided over 1300 home buyers, investors, vendors and landlords throughout their property journeys. Her tailored approach acknowledges that each and every person’s situation is unique.
She is an accomplished Property Advocate, Licenced Estate Agent and Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA), and has an insatiable passion for educating people. She has started numerous podcasts and educational courses.
We’re in good company with Amy.
Pete Wargent is one of Australia’s most highly respected financial and housing market analysts. He’s also a six-time personal finance and investing author, and writes one of Australia’s most followed finance blogs – petewargent.blogspot.
Pete walks the talk when it comes to investing, and he gratefully parked his career in accountancy, having achieved financial independence at the age of 33, as detailed in his best-selling first book, Get a Financial Grip: a simple plan for financial freedom.
Pete is uniquely positioned to comment on housing markets as the co-founder of an active property buyer’s agency in Brisbane, combined with his unparalleled ability to deliver powerful, data-driven market analysis. Pete also runs a personal wealth coaching business.
Owen “Rask” Raszkiewicz is the Founder of Rask and Chief Investment Officer for Rask Invest and Rask Core 
and Rask Invest. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Finance, a Master’s degree in Financial Planning and a Bachelor’s degree in Technology. Crazy, we know, but he’s also attempting to complete an MBA. Learn more about Owen or Invest with Owen.
!Enrol in Owen Rask, Amy Lunardi & Chris Bates’ free and fully online Property 101 course. It’s perfect for beginner property buyers, looking to make your first purchase of a property, or for new investors. Click here.
Australian Property Podcast by Rask is launching soon. The Australian Property Podcast is hosted by four of Australia’s top property investors and/or financial educators, including:
The Australian Property Podcast all about buying, managing and investing in Australian property.
We’re on a mission to be Australia’s MOST TRUSTED property podcast.
Want to get involved? Reach out to our founder Owen Rask on Twitter.
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Chris Bates is the founder of Blusk/Wealthful and one of Australia’s highest ranked mortgage brokers. In 2022, Wealthful (Chris’ business) won the Connective Broker of the Year award and was ranked 5th out of 16,000 mortgage brokers in Australia.
Chris started as a Financial Adviser back in 2007 just before the GFC in the UK. After four years working with High Net Worth Investors, he returned to Australia to work with young families and since 2012 his clients have only been young families in their 30s and 40s.
Pretty impressive, right?
With over a decade of experience in the property industry, Amy Lunardi has guided over 1300 home buyers, investors, vendors and landlords throughout their property journeys. Her tailored approach acknowledges that each and every person’s situation is unique.
She is an accomplished Property Advocate, Licenced Estate Agent and Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA), and has an insatiable passion for educating people. She has started numerous podcasts and educational courses.
We’re in good company with Amy.
Pete Wargent is one of Australia’s most highly respected financial and housing market analysts. He’s also a six-time personal finance and investing author, and writes one of Australia’s most followed finance blogs – petewargent.blogspot.
Pete walks the talk when it comes to investing, and he gratefully parked his career in accountancy, having achieved financial independence at the age of 33, as detailed in his best-selling first book, Get a Financial Grip: a simple plan for financial freedom.
Pete is uniquely positioned to comment on housing markets as the co-founder of an active property buyer’s agency in Brisbane, combined with his unparalleled ability to deliver powerful, data-driven market analysis. Pete also runs a personal wealth coaching business.
Owen “Rask” Raszkiewicz is the Founder of Rask and Chief Investment Officer for Rask Invest and Rask Core and Rask Invest. Owen is the host or co-host of four top podcast series, attracting 180,000+ listeners. Owen also founded Rask Media, Best ETFs and Rask Education.
“Before work hours”, Owen spends his time running the Owen Rask business coaching and consulting company, having a coffee with his wife and/or feeding the chooks. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Finance, a Master’s degree in Financial Planning and a Bachelor’s degree in Technology. Crazy, we know, but he’s also attempting to complete an MBA.
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Chris Bates is the founder of Blusk/Wealthful and one of Australia’s highest ranked mortgage brokers. In 2022, Wealthful (Chris’ business) won the Connective Broker of the Year award and was ranked 5th out of 16,000 mortgage brokers in Australia.
Chris started as a Financial Adviser back in 2007 just before the GFC in the UK. After four years working with High Net Worth Investors, he returned to Australia to work with young families and since 2012 his clients have only been young families in their 30s and 40s.
Click here to get Chris’s mortgage broking team on your side.
With over a decade of experience in the property industry, Amy Lunardi has guided over 1300 home buyers, investors, vendors and landlords throughout their property journeys. Her tailored approach acknowledges that each and every person’s situation is unique.
She is an accomplished Property Advocate, Licenced Estate Agent and Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA), and has an insatiable passion for educating people. She has started numerous podcasts and educational courses. Learn more here.
We’re in good company with Amy.
Pete Wargent is one of Australia’s most highly respected financial and housing market analysts. He’s also a six-time personal finance and investing author, and writes one of Australia’s most followed finance blogs – petewargent.blogspot.
Pete walks the talk when it comes to investing, and he gratefully parked his career in accountancy, having achieved financial independence at the age of 33, as detailed in his best-selling first book, Get a Financial Grip: a simple plan for financial freedom.
Pete is uniquely positioned to comment on housing markets as the co-founder of an active property buyer’s agency in Brisbane, combined with his unparalleled ability to deliver powerful, data-driven market analysis. Pete also runs a personal wealth coaching business.
