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.

Investor mortgage rates

Finance • 25 Nov 2016

Investors missing out on lower rates

Only a small proportion of home buyers are getting the best deal on their loans after failing to ask for a better deal, new research has revealed.

Nathan Birch

Finance • 23 Nov 2016

How to make debt work for you

If you want to build a multi-property portfolio, it's time to understand how to make other people's money work for you.

Property

Finance • 23 Nov 2016

How can property investors "manufacture luck" with their financial team?

As an accountant, Munzurul Khan has been instrumental in building and maintaining Phil Tarrant's 11-property portfolio at Smart Property Investment, which yielded 49...

Creativity

Finance • 18 Nov 2016

How creativity and finance work together in property investment

Being on the “younger side” of property investment has taught investor Eddie Dilleen a lot about the value of good education and the importance of seeking the best...

Investment, mortgage broker, investor

Finance • 11 Nov 2016

Should your mortgage broker be an investor too?

Hank Hong has created a sophisticated multi-property portfolio over the years, and one thing that has helped him achieve success is his background in mortgage broking.

Todd Hunter's mortgage tips

Finance • 09 Nov 2016

How to pay your loan off ASAP

Now, more than ever, it is important to make sure you have the best interest rate on your loan.

Paul Glossop, buyer's agent

Finance • 09 Nov 2016

How to build a large investment property portfolio on an average income

One of the most common concerns from investors on the lower end of the income scale is that they can’t afford large portfolios, but this could not be further from the...

Finance • 01 Nov 2016

RBA makes cash rate announcement

The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered the decision of its monthly board meeting.

Melbourne Cup RBA rate decision

Finance • 31 Oct 2016

Cup Day rate decision a ‘close call’

One leading economist says the Reserve Bank will likely hold rates steady at its monthly board meeting tomorrow.

Mortgage discounts for property investors

Finance • 24 Oct 2016

Banks offering ‘significant discounts’ to property investors

New research has revealed that property investors are negotiating significant price discounts on home loans, despite measures to cool investor lending.