A number of business links to relevant government and mortgage industry associated bodies to enable you to keep up to date with current information.

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY BODIES

Banking and Financial Services Ombudsman: www.abio.org.au

Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA): http://www.mfaa.com.au/

Credit Ombudsman Service Limted (COSL): http://www.creditombudsman.com.au/

Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL): http://www.sequal.com.au/

GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE

First Home Owners: http://www.firsthome.gov.au

Defence Homes Australia: http://www.dha.gov.au

Office of State Revenue (OSR) NSW: http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue QLD: http://www.osr.qld.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue WA: http://www.dtf.wa.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue VIC: http://www.sro.vic.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue SA: http://www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue NT: www.nt.gov.au/ntt

Office of State Revenue ACT: http://www.revenue.act.gov.au/

Office of State Revenue TAS: http://www.sro.tas.gov.au/

RELATED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

Australian State, Territory and Local Governments: http://www.gov.au

NSW Government:  http://www.nsw.gov.au

Queensland Government: http://www.qld.gov.au

South Australia Government:  http://www.sa.gov.au

Northern Territory Government: http://www.nt.gov.au

Victoria Government: http://www.vic.gov.au

Western Australia Government: http://www.wa.gov.au

Australian Capital Territory:  http://www.act.gov.au

Australian Taxation Office (ATO): http://www.ato.gov.au/

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC): http://www.accc.gov.au/

Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC): http://www.asic.gov.au/

Dept of Land Information WA: http://www.dli.wa.gov.au/

Dept of planning and infrastructure NT: http://www.ipe.nt.gov.au/

Dept of water, land and biodiversity conservation SA: http://www.dwlbc.sa.gov.au/

Dept of sustainability and environment VIC: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/

Dept of Primary industries, water and environment TAS: http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/

Dept of Lands NSW: http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au

Dept of natural resources mines and water QLD: http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au

ACT Office of Fair Trading: www.fairtrading.act.gov.au

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading TAS: www.consumer.tas.gov.au

Consumer Affairs Victoria: www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Consumer and Employment Protection WA: www.docep.wa.gov.au

Consumer & Business Affairs NT: www.caba.nt.gov.au

NSW Office of Fair Trading: www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au

Office of Consumer and Business Affairs SA: www.ocba.sa.gov.au

Office of Fair Trading QLD: www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au

Understanding Money: www.australia.gov.au/understandingmoney

REAL ESTATE LINKS

Real Estate Institute of Australia: www.reiaustralia.com.au

PROPERTY VALUERS

Herron Todd White Independant Property Advisors: www.htw.com.au

For an overview of the State property market: www.htwresearch.com.au/marketindicators.html

Australian Property Monitors: www.hpm.com.au

Australian Property Investors Magazine: www.apimagazine.com.au

MISCELLANEOUS

The National Finance Institute CERT IV training: www.financeinstitute.com.au

Financial Literacy Foundation: http://www.australia.gov.au/understandingmoney