Category Archives: Urbantech Updates

The RBA’s interest rate statement for September 2020

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | September 1, 2020 at 2:02 pm , by Urbantech

At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 0.25 per cent. Statement by RBA’s Philip Lowe: At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds of 25 basis points....

Offer Buy Now, Pay Later terms to your business customers!

Posted in: Business Loans, Finance, Urbantech Updates | September 1, 2020 at 1:05 pm , by Urbantech

XpressPAY = Make more sales, more often for your business… XpressPAY is a better way for your business customers to buy now and pay later, helping you sell more, more often. As an XpressPAY merchant you’ll be able to offer customers credit from $500 to $250,000 with interest-free and repayment-free terms of...

Gov-backed Unsecured Business Loans…

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | August 11, 2020 at 10:26 am , by Urbantech

When it comes to business, cash is king… Based on estimates almost 240,000 Australian businesses are at risk of failing because of the current COVID Recession.# Further to that, 30% of small businesses and 24% of medium businesses have less than 3 months in cash reserves. As businesses continue to pivot...

The RBA’s interest rate statement for August 2020

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | August 4, 2020 at 2:22 pm , by Urbantech

At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 0.25 per cent. Statement by RBA’s Philip Lowe: At its meeting today, the Board decided to maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government...

How to diversify your business

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | July 31, 2020 at 3:44 pm , by Urbantech

The unpredictable nature of 2020 means diversifying your business might be a smart thing to do. When the COVID-19 pandemic began to shut down economies around the world, businesses were forced to deal with unimagined challenges. This was bad news for businesses that liked the certainty of having all their...

How asset finance can help your business grow

Posted in: Business Loans, Car Loans, Finance, Home Loans, Loan Hub, Urbantech Updates | September 21, 2019 at 3:11 pm , by Urbantech

As a business owner, it’s likely you have no shortage of competing demands on your capital. In your quest for growth, you might want to hire additional staff, move to bigger premises, increase production capacity, diversify your product range or spend more on marketing. Using traditional loans or cash to...

Help us save the mortgage broking industry!

Posted in: Finance, Home Loans, News Alerts, Urbantech Updates | February 10, 2019 at 11:03 pm , by Urbantech

Home loans are set to become more expensive… The sustainability and viability of the entire mortgage broking industry is at risk thanks to recommendations handed down by Commissioner Hayne as part of the Banking Royal Commission’s final report, released just a few days ago. Put simply the Royal Commission has...

Introducing our new team member…

Posted in: Finance, Home Loans, News Alerts, Urbantech Updates | June 22, 2016 at 11:28 pm , by Urbantech

Introducing our new mortgage broker and partner… Andy Andrews… We’re pleased to welcome young gun recruit Andy to the Urbantech team! Andy brings to the table a well-honed and accomplished skillset having worked in his family’s personal lending business for many years. As a mortgage broker Andy is passionate about...

Short Term Loans – How to unlock the equity in your assets, fast!

Posted in: Finance, News Alerts, Urbantech Updates | June 16, 2016 at 3:44 pm , by Urbantech

Drive Away Funding – it’s a NEW way to access short term funding! You can now access short term funds via our brand new asset lending business Drive Away Funding. Drive Away Funding provides an alternative funding option for people who need money fast, or are unable to obtain traditional bank...

Season’s Greetings…

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | December 14, 2015 at 11:09 am , by Urbantech

Christmas Office Closure Times Matt and I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! Please note our office will be closing on Wednesday 23rd December 2015 and will re-open on Monday 11th January 2016. While the office is...

Real Investar – Property Investment Coaching

Posted in: Education Services, News Alerts, Property Investment, Urbantech Updates | August 21, 2015 at 3:13 pm , by Urbantech

Announcing a new way to build wealth through property investing… So what did you think of our Smarter Finance & Wealth Creation Guide? You know the latest version of our property investing eBook we recently launched… [If you missed the email or haven’t downloaded your free copy yet you can...

Home & Contents Insurance – Free Quote

Posted in: Insurance, Resources, Urbantech Updates | June 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm , by Urbantech

Your home is worth protecting! Your home is probably the most expensive asset you own. You’ve worked hard for it, and want to protect it in case the worst happens. But the last thing you want is to work even harder so you can afford to insure it. Thanks to...

2014 Footy Tipping Competition

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | March 3, 2014 at 12:19 pm , by Urbantech

Do you have what it takes?… Footy season is back! So it’s time to sign on for our Footy Tipping Comp and see whether you have what it takes to be our next footy tipping legend! Our competition is managed through footytips.com.au and each week you can track your tips,...

Merry Christmas from Matt & Sam

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | December 13, 2013 at 12:26 pm , by Urbantech

Merry Christmas from the team at Urbantech! Matt and I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! Please note our office will be closing on Friday 20th December 2013 and will re-open on Monday 6th January 2014. While the office...

Footy Tips 2013

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | March 7, 2013 at 11:26 am , by Urbantech

You’re invited to join our Footy Tipping Competition. Do you have what it takes?… Footy season is back! So it’s time to sign up for our Footy Tipping Comp and see whether you have what it takes to be our next footy tipping legend! Our competition is managed through footytips.com.au...

Best 2 Year Fixed Interest Rates

Posted in: Finance, Urbantech Updates | February 19, 2013 at 2:03 pm , by Urbantech

2 Year Fixed Interest Rates of 4.79% – is it time to fix? Updated: – fixed rates now at 4.49% for 2 years! We just got news that one of our lenders has slashed their 2 year fixed interest rate to 4.79%! What could this mean for you? Before we jump into...

Property and Finance Review 2012

Posted in: Market Updates, Urbantech Updates | December 17, 2012 at 11:23 am , by Urbantech

Property and Finance – the year that was and predictions for 2013… Firstly, Merry Christmas from the team at Urbantech! Matt and I would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! Please note our office will be closing on Friday...

The RBA’s interest rate statement for December 2012…

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | December 4, 2012 at 2:06 pm , by Urbantech

At its meeting today, the Board decided to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.0 per cent! Statement by Glenn Stevens: Global growth is forecast to be a little below average for a time. Risks to the outlook are still seen to be on the downside, largely as...

Website Re-Launch Giveaway – Winner!

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | June 21, 2012 at 12:34 am , by Urbantech

Find out who won our giveaway competition… It’s time to announce the winner of our giveaway competition. To coincide with the launch of our new website we thought it would be fun to run a little giveaway. Up for grabs was a Australia Post $100 Load&Go Pre-Paid Visa Card. The...

New Rewards Program – better than the new flybuys?…

Posted in: Urbantech Updates | May 8, 2012 at 4:35 pm , by Urbantech

Rather than spending our money on advertising we’re going to spend it on you… Yes, today I want to tell you a bit about how you can benefit from our new loyalty program. What we’ve done is create a way of rewarding you for helping us to reach and help...