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 Jan 2025
Latest inflation figures spark interest rate speculation
Consumer price index (CPI) has remained in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) inflation...
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Finance • 10 Dec 2024
RBA delivers final cash rate call for 2024
After weeks of anticipation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed down its eighth and final cash rate decision for the year.
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Finance • 07 Nov 2024
Property investors, developers turn to private credit
Developers, investors, fund managers and brokers have turned from traditional banks to private credit to fund their mid-market property portfolios over the last five...
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Finance • 05 Nov 2024
RBA hands down November cash rate
After weeks of speculation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has delivered its seventh cash rate decision for the year.
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Finance • 31 Oct 2024
Government payments masking inflationary issues: Master Builders
Australia’s peak building and construction industry association has said that the recent inflation rate has failed to tell the full story of Australia’s...
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Finance • 18 Oct 2024
Should Parliament have more power in setting mortgage rules?
The shadow assistant minister for home ownership has argued for MPs to play a greater role in mortgage regulation.
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Finance • 09 Oct 2024
How to increase value of your investment property?
How do you increase your home's market value? Whether you’re an avid investor, seller, or looking to lease out your home, you probably want to make the most of your...
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Finance • 09 Oct 2024
8 Reasons Why Investing in Property is a Smart Way of Building Wealth
What is one of the most effective ways you can build wealth? Investing in your future is something we should all take seriously, and the sooner we do it, the better. The...
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Finance • 30 Sep 2024
APRA mortgage serviceability test under fire
Coalition members have called for a rethink of APRA lending regulations, including stress tests which ensure borrowers can afford to continue making repayments following...
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Finance • 27 Sep 2024
Savings needed for first home deposit up 99% in 12 years
New research has revealed just how much young Australians are forced to save for their first home deposit.
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