Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

Property investment is often regarded as a game of finance. Here’s how you can best understand the financing options and strategies to suit your portfolio.

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Yellow Brick Road offers rate commitment

Yellow Brick Road has announced that it will extend its commitment to not lift variable interest rates on its home loan...

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Mortgage costs on the rise again

In a surprise move for both existing and aspiring property owners, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the...

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Major bank lifts rate .45pc

Borrowers should brace themselves for a rise in mortgage rates following the shock move by the Reserve Bank of...

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RBA hikes rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate for the first time in six months.

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RBA may hold rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep rates on hold when it meets tomorrow.

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Don’t lift rates: brokerage

A rate hike next month will only serve to hurt Australians, Loan Market Group chief operating officer Dean Rushton has...

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Low inflation eases rate hike concern

Surprisingly low inflation has quelled concerns that the RBA may lift rates next week.

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Xmas debt hangover a real risk for aspiring home buyers

Wishful home buyers should plan their Christmas shopping now in order to avoid starting the New Year bogged down in...

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Inflation pressure to force RBA’s hand

The RBA is widely expected to lift the official cash rate 25 basis points when it meets next Tuesday.

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First home buyer mortgage pressure on rise

First home buyers in Brisbane and Melbourne are facing mortgage pressures on par with Sydneysiders, new research has...

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Rate pause won't last: RBA

Interest rates will most likely rise again this year, according to the RBA.

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Inflation to determine rate movements

Inflation data due out at the end of this month will ultimately dictate whether or not the RBA lifts rates, economists...

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Rising rates force down property prices

Making headlines today, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that residents of Sydney's inner west are lowering the...

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Genuine savings review required

One brokerage is calling on the banks to view rental payments as evidence of genuine savings.

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First home saver accounts not so popular

Most Australians are not aware of the federal government’s $1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts (FHSA) scheme, a...

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Australians fear higher rates

Despite the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold last month, 50 per cent of consumers are already sacrificing a range...

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Rates hikes to hurt first home buyers: Loan Market

First home buyers will be the major casualties if the RBA lifts interest rates, a national survey has found.

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Rates to hike before Christmas: NAB

After a false start in October, NAB still expects the RBA to lift rates before Christmas.

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CBA may raise rates out of cycle

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) could be forced to raise its mortgage lending rates by 30 basis points above...

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Non-bank lender offers rebate to borrowers

Non-bank lender Opportune Home Loans is offering a $600 rebate to borrowers who seek approval for a home loan before...

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Reserve Bank holds but mortgage rates to rise

Interest rates have remained on hold for another month – phew – but the prospect of further rate rises, eventually,...

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Borrowers swing towards fixed rates

Demand for fixed rate mortgages has risen to its highest level in one year, as borrowers look to 'lock in' ahead of...

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No more rate hikes: AFG

Mortgage Aggregation Group (AFG) is calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to leave rates on hold when it meets...

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Uncertainty over whether rates will hike next week

Weak housing data has decreased the likelihood of an interest rate rise when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets...

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Brokerage calls for rate pause

Mortgage brokerage the Loan Market Group has urged the RBA to leave rates on hold when it meets next week.

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