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.
Why an interest rate hike could benefit investors read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Mar 2017
Why an interest rate hike could benefit investors
Brace yourselves property investors, interest rates are on the way up irrespective of any moves by the Reserve Bank or APRA.
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Why restricting foreign investors could damage Australia’s economy read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Mar 2017
Why restricting foreign investors could damage Australia’s economy
A federal government proposal regarding foreign investment restrictions could be potentially disastrous for the Australian economy, according to one property agency.
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Finance • 22 Mar 2017
How To Buy Before you Sell With Bridging Loans
Promoted by Mortgage Corp Many people automatically think they need to sell first so that they have the funds to buy their new property.
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Are you a ‘lazy’ investor? Consider the benefits to working with a financial team read icon 1 min read
Finance • 20 Mar 2017
Are you a ‘lazy’ investor? Consider the benefits to working with a financial team
Jetlee Ganado said he considers himself a “lazy” investor who isn’t very good with numbers. That’s why he puts his faith in a team to take care of all the...
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Investors to be smashed by mortgage repricing read icon 1 min read
Finance • 17 Mar 2017
Investors to be smashed by mortgage repricing
New capital requirements under Basel 4 could see property investors hit by rate hikes of up to 3 per cent, according to JP Morgan.
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Major bank takes aim at investors with rate hike read icon 1 min read
Finance • 17 Mar 2017
Major bank takes aim at investors with rate hike
A major bank has announced an increase to its home loan interest rates out of cycle, and investors are getting hit the hardest.
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1 in 3 mortgage holders fret about the future  read icon 1 min read
Finance • 15 Mar 2017
1 in 3 mortgage holders fret about the future 
New research reveals 36 per cent of Australian mortgage holders are concerned about their job security against a backdrop of Australia’s housing affordability issues,...
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Customers to benefit from mortgage marketplace's industry-first partnership read icon 1 min read
Finance • 15 Mar 2017
Customers to benefit from mortgage marketplace's industry-first partnership
HashChing, a an online mortgage marketplace where customers can see and compare pre-negotiated home loan deals posted by brokers, has made an industry-first partnership,...
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Finance • 13 Mar 2017
8 Top Questions To Ask Your Mortgage Broker Before A Refinance
Promoted by Mortgage Corp So, it’s time to refinance and consider your options. Just find a mortgage broker and new great deal? Make a few calls and appointments to...
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11 ways to save big on your mortgage read icon 6 min read
Finance • 13 Mar 2017
11 ways to save big on your mortgage
Despite mortgages being the largest financial obligation most Australians will ever have, many are still paying far too much over the life of the loan. Here are 11 tips...
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