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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Finance • 09 Jun 2026
To hold or to hike? NAB makes bombshell rate call
One of the country’s biggest banks has revised its official cash rate forecast as economic pressures accelerate.
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Finance • 27 May 2026
Buyers given boost of confidence as inflation drop signals rate hold
Headline inflation softened slightly in April, with a potential rate hold expected to steady borrowing conditions and support renewed buyer confidence across the...
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Finance • 05 May 2026
Property investors to rethink their strategies following third rate hike
What does another rate hike mean for the property market, as higher borrowing costs are set to cool demand, tighten lending, and slow price growth despite ongoing supply...
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Finance • 05 May 2026
Cash rate call: RBA sets the tone again
At its third meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.
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Finance • 30 Apr 2026
Softer CPI fails to shift majors’ May hike forecasts
The major banks have maintained their prediction of a May cash rate hike, despite the all-important quarterly trimmed mean figure undershooting projections.
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Finance • 28 Apr 2026
Hold or hike? The move that could make or break buyers
With just one week until the next cash rate decision, borrowers are holding their breath to see whether another hike is coming or if they’ll finally catch a bit of...
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Finance • 18 Mar 2026
Another cash rate rise lands: What it means for investors
The RBA’s second rate cut of the year is forecast to slightly slow housing growth, while entry-level demand remains strong and commercial rents are supported by...
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Finance • 17 Mar 2026
RBA hands down March rate decision
At its second meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.
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Finance • 12 Mar 2026
Big 4 unite behind twin March, May hikes
All of the nation’s major banks have now converged on a sharper interest rate path as markets brace for a pivotal March RBA meeting.
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Finance • 11 Mar 2026
Property reforms to crack down on dirty money, safeguarding buyers and sellers
Upcoming AML/CTF reforms will help prevent property price rises driven by distorted demand from organised crime, benefiting buyers by ensuring a fairer market.
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