Investor lending has roared back.
With tight rental markets and falling interest rates, investors are flooding back into the property scene, and brokers are feeling the pressure.
The latest PropTrack Terri Scheer Investor Report shows investor lending now at its highest share since 2017. Vacancy rates are sitting at just 1.2%, rents are rising, and yields are climbing across every major capital.
That means more multi-property portfolios, layered income streams, and complex serviceability scenarios landing on broker desks than ever before.
And the old manual way of managing investor loans? It just doesn’t hold up anymore.
The Investor Boom Is Testing Broker Workflows
With investors returning in force, brokers are now managing:
- Multiple income sources – PAYG, rental, and trust income that all need verifying
- Layered debt structures – cross-collateralised loans, offset accounts, and multi-lender portfolios
- Compliance-heavy documentation – valuations, tax returns, rental evidence, and more
When you multiply that by 10 or 20 investor clients a month, even a great VA starts getting buried in paperwork.
Every manual calculator entry, every misplaced rental statement, every double-handled compliance note chips away at time, energy, and margin.
That’s where AI Broker can help.
AI Broker – Built for Complex Investor Files
AI Broker was designed for the kind of scenarios most brokers dread – multi-property, multi-income, and multi-lender files.
The AI Broker is not simply an automation. It’s a broker-specific AI system that understands layered income, yield-based calculations, and compliance logic.
Here’s how it’s changing investor file management across the board:
- AI-Powered Income Analysis: Recognises and categorises rental, PAYG, and business income instantly from tax returns and statements.
- 1-Click Serviceability Prefill: Pushes verified data across six major lender calculators automatically, no more retyping the same figures.
- Scenario-Based Assessment: Adapts serviceability logic for multiple loan structures, ownership setups, and yield outcomes.
- Smart Document Management: Auto-renames, tags, and files investor-related documents, keeping every asset linked and auditable.
- Built-In Compliance Checks: Creates audit-ready trails for NCCP and BID without double handling.
With AI Broker at the helm, brokers can now process more investor applications faster, all without adding headcount or risking compliance gaps.
Where Brokers Fall Behind Without It
Even experienced brokers hit the same pain points during high investor activity:
- Hours lost manually checking yields or inputting rent income
- Missed documentation or compliance inconsistencies across properties
- Delayed turnaround times that frustrate investors moving fast
- VAs overwhelmed trying to juggle multiple spreadsheets and systems
AI Broker eliminates those bottlenecks by synchronising your aggregator, CRM, and ApplyOnline data automatically.
It even uses OCR-powered document recognition to extract details from rental statements, tax files, and ID documents, feeding everything into your workflow instantly.
Efficiency Is the Real Edge in This Market
With rental yields rising and interest rates easing, investor momentum isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
But the brokers who will win the next phase of growth aren’t the ones doing more – they’re the ones doing it smarter.
AI Broker gives brokers and their VAs the capability to:
- Cut turnaround times in half
- Keep compliance airtight
- Deliver structured, error-free files that investors and lenders can trust
Every automated process compounds efficiency, freeing you to focus on advice, strategy, and relationships instead of admin chaos.
Get Ahead of the Investor Surge
Investor demand is at its strongest in nearly a decade. That means bigger files, tighter deadlines, and higher expectations.
If your current systems rely on manual inputs or spreadsheet-driven workflows, it’s time to upgrade.
AI Broker and Koruna Assist are helping brokers scale up for investor growth without the burnout, backlog, or bottlenecks.
👉 Book a Discovery Call today to see how AI Broker helps you manage high-volume investor loans with accuracy, compliance, and ease before the next wave hits.