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.
Aussies losing $8.3bn in savings every year read icon 1 min read
Finance • 14 Feb 2017
Aussies losing $8.3bn in savings every year
New research from CreditSimple.com.au reveals that Australians don’t know they can get better deals from banks, energy providers and telcos, and could collectively be...
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3 years' jail for former Westpac home loan manager read icon 1 min read
Finance • 13 Feb 2017
3 years’ jail for former Westpac home loan manager
A former Westpac home finance manager has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to dishonest use of his position.
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These Australian suburbs are paying too much on their mortgage read icon 2 min read
Finance • 10 Feb 2017
These Australian suburbs are paying too much on their mortgages
A mortgage marketplace has revealed which Australian suburbs are the most ripped off when it comes to their interest rates.
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Worrying number of home owners have no equity read icon 2 min read
Finance • 08 Feb 2017
Worrying number of home owners have no equity
According to data released by Roy Morgan Research, a concerning percentage of home owners have little to no equity in their home.
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RBA delivers cash rate announcement read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Feb 2017
RBA delivers cash rate announcement
The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the decision of its first monthly board meeting of the year.
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Bank refunds $4.9m for overcharging interest on home loans read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Feb 2017
Bank refunds $4.9m for overcharging interest on home loans
A major bank-owned mortgage lender has refunded $4.9 million to approximately 10,800 customers after it failed to link some offset accounts to home loan accounts,...
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Why you should borrow to purchase a SMSF property read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Feb 2017
Why you should borrow to purchase a SMSF property
Promoted by esuperfund Let’s face it, debt can be a dirty word. But if used correctly, borrowing against your SMSF to purchase an investment can be a great way of...
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House price outstrips inflation rate by 8 to 1 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Feb 2017
House price outstrips inflation rate by 8 to 1
The latest house price figures for Australia’s capital cities reveal that the property market in the past year outperformed the rate of inflation by a margin of eight...
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Is investing in property through your SMSF right for you? read icon 2 min read
Finance • 25 Jan 2017
Is investing in property through your SMSF right for you?
Promoted by esuperfund Australia’s love affair with investing in property has been a key driver of personal wealth.
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Buyers in Victoria face losing deposits read icon 1 min read
Finance • 25 Jan 2017
Buyers in Victoria face losing deposits
Buyers who have purchased off-the-plan apartments in Victoria which are scheduled to be completed this year may face losing their deposits due to new policy.
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