Mortgage broker in Glen Iris

Buying or refinancing in Glen Iris

Glen Iris straddles Stonnington and Boroondara on either side of Gardiners Creek: Edwardian and inter-war homes on quiet streets, a run of newer townhouses near High Street, and the Glen Iris and Ashburton shopping strips. Families chasing the Boroondara and Stonnington school zones keep demand steady.

Upgrading families and couples refinancing after their first few years are the bulk of Glen Iris clients. A lot of them have an original honeymoon rate that has long since expired. A rate review takes a few minutes and often pays for a year of school fees.

Transport and access: Glen Iris station on the Glen Waverley line, Gardiner station on the Glen Waverley line, the route 6 and 72 trams, the Monash Freeway at Toorak Road.

How we work with Glen Iris clients

Glen Iris is about 9 km from the office, so the first chat can be at Maple Street, at your home, or on video, whichever suits. Thirty minutes is enough. You leave with a borrowing figure, the schemes you qualify for and a written plan. Documents go through a secure portal, we lodge with the lender you choose, and the team chases every step to settlement. Many Glen Iris clients have been with us through two or three loans.

What Glen Iris clients come to us for

• First home buyer loans
• Home loans and upgrades
• Refinancing and rate reviews
• Investment loans
• Construction and renovation loans
• SMSF loans

What Victorian buyers should know in 2026

First home buyers in Victoria pay no stamp duty on a home valued at $600,000 or less, and a reduced amount on a sliding scale up to $750,000. The $10,000 First Home Owner Grant applies to a new home valued at $750,000 or less. The federal First Home Guarantee lets eligible buyers purchase with a 5% deposit and no lenders mortgage insurance, with a price cap of $950,000 in Melbourne and Geelong and $650,000 in the rest of the state.

Everyone else pays the general rate: $2,870 plus 6% of the price above $130,000 up to $960,000, then a flat 5.5% to $2 million. On a $900,000 home that is $49,070, paid at settlement and not funded by the lender. Our stamp duty calculator runs the current bands and concessions.

None of this is personal credit advice. Your situation is assessed before any recommendation, the lender is chosen on the written comparison, and the commission we are paid by the lender is disclosed in your Credit Guide before you decide anything.