#145 w. Chris Bates - Property and mortgage market update

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">In this episode, I chat with Chris Bates. Chris is a mate of mine. He's an ex Financial Planner and Mortgage Broker at Wealthful, which is a company that helps people make smarter property decisions and better mortgage decisions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">We talked about Chris's take on the current property market and mortgage market today. What do you think of the recent price rises? How people can afford their dream home, some of the mortgage frustrations and mistakes that people make as well as what a mortgage broker actually does and how you can choose one that will deliver it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Chris Bates is the founder of Wealthful, an ex-Financial Adviser of 13 years and Mortgage Broker for the past 8 years. Chris guides higher-income young couples and families to make great property and finance decisions. Chris was ranked 9th in MPA top 100 awards in Australia and settled over $180m of mortgages in 2021FY. </span></p> <p><strong>Personal LinkedIn profile link</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbates/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbates/</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to keep making the right money moves with complete confidence?</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Upcoming online training events: <a href= "https://bit.ly/PivotEvents">https://bit.ly/PivotEvents</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Book a Money Breakthrough Session with a Pivot Adviser:  <a class="ghq-card-content__link ghq-is-readonly" href= "https://calendly.com/ben-nash-pivot/breakthrough-podcast" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-key= "e3ac11f8735c4446b04b5356c37cb120" data-testid="Fact Editor Link" data-ghq-card-content-type="LINK"><span data-key= "af8053b668fb43aaac246ae035aa721a"><span class= "ghq-card-content__text-color" data-ghq-card-content-type= "TEXT_COLOR"><u class="ghq-card-content__underline" data-ghq-card-content-type= "UNDERLINE">https://calendly.com/ben-nash-pivot/breakthro