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Shaun is the founder and principal broker of Eden Emerald Mortgages, which he launched in 2004. He came to broking via a long corporate-finance career — close to a decade at KPMG, followed by a senior corporate development role at QBE — and his approach to broking is shaped by that background: structured, analytical, and unusually direct about what's actually achievable.
More than twenty years on, he's MFAA-accredited and a 2026 LMG Awards finalist for Top Residential Broker. His commentary on the Australian property and mortgage markets has appeared in Domain, realestate.com.au and The Adviser, and he has been featured nationally on Channel 9's Today Show. He is also the author of How Mortgage Brokers Save You Money And Why It Pays to Look Beyond Your Bank.
Shaun specialises in complex applications — non-standard income, debt-reducer structures, and deals declined elsewhere. Across recent client reviews, the recurring themes are clarity and pace: walking first-home buyers through every step, finding competitive rates on tight refinance timelines, and getting tricky files across the line. He is responsive on weekends when applications are active and is the primary broker on most of the firm's files end-to-end.
Recent verbatim Google reviews of Eden Emerald Mortgages that mention Shaun by name. Author attribution per Google Maps Platform Terms.
We had an excellent experience with Shaun Bettman of Principal Mortgages. Shaun was extremely knowledgeable and secured us a great home loan. He provided great advice throughout the home loan journey and was always quick to respond to messages (even at the weekend!). I could not recommend Shaun and Principal mortgages highly enough to anyone starting their home loan journey.
It was a great experience working with Shaun Bettman on our refinancing. It was not a straight forward transaction, but Shaun made it all work and we got what we wanted. Top marks !
Our introduction to Shaun at Principal Mortgages came by way of an internet search and several forums where he was consistently mentioned as “the best.” From the very beginning, we could see why. We had a tricky situation with challenging timing and, admittedly, I don’t do anything by halves — so I imagine I was one of Shaun’s more high-maintenance clients. Despite this, Shaun handled everything with outstanding skill, expertise, and patience. After a…
Shaun Bettman works at Eden Emerald Mortgages, a mortgage brokerage based in Sydney.
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