Dave Carnie is a trusted Mortgage Broker based Coburg, Victoria. Before starting Merri Loans in 2025, Dave worked a number of years for Australia's largest Mortgage Broker, at a branch in Northcote in Melbourne's inner north. With years of experience in all kinds of lending, Dave is most passionate about helping people buy homes, particularly first home buyers, young couples, and growing families.
Known for his friendly approach and straightforward advice, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and a wide network of lenders to the table. He works with clients from all walks of life, whether they’re buying their first apartment, refinancing a townhouse, or planning to build their dream home.
Dave specialises in:
Guiding first home buyers through the entire journey
Helping clients refinance to improve their financial position
Supporting residential investors to make confident, informed choices
Advising on land purchases and construction loans
Committed to genuine relationships and long-term outcomes, Dave makes the loan process easy, transparent, and tailored to your lifestyle. Dave offers flexible appointments, online, or in person at the location of your choosing, to suit your needs.































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Zoe Hu
David was super helpful throughout the whole process and was always available to answer questions, would recommend!
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Rose Mac Andrews
David did an excellent job finding us the right home loan. He went above and beyond for us to make sure we could buy a house even while I was on maternity leave. We talked to other mortgage brokers who turned us down when hearing I was ...
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Erin B
Dave got us a much better rate with a mortgage product that really suited our needs. I highly recommend him and not just because he saved us thousands over the life of our loan, he is an absolute pleasure to deal with. Knowledgeable, prompt, friendly, genuine.
All of our Mortgage Brokers are accredited and members of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia. They are extremely professional and provide exceptional service across a range of lending options.
Mortgage Brokers are there to help you find the right loan whether it be from the major banks, smaller lenders or other sources. We have a broad range of products (more than any single lender can offer) which means we can do all the legwork to find the right loan for you.
We can help with Home and Investment Loans, Construction Loans, Car Loans, Personal Loans and much more. If you're looking to borrow to buy something, we can probably help.
We love helping First Home Buyers! We're experts at the entire process and can help you get the right Home Loan. We're also across the various schemes to help First Home Buyers such as the First Home Owners Grant and the various stamp duty exemptions available.
Of course! We believe that we can find the best interest rate for you to refinance to, whether it's a Home Loan or Investment Loan.
We take look at a wide range of products available from Banks, Credit Unions & other lenders across the country. This means we can search thousands of products and make sure we're always recommending the best Home Loans for our clients.