Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 28 Jun 2016

Rental rates improve for high-density market

Units have seen improved rates over the past 12 months, offering better returns for investors in most capitals.

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Finance • 23 Jun 2016

How you can be millions in debt and loving it

Lauren and Lena were the first to admit that they had no idea what was going on when they bought their first few properties, but now they’re seasoned investors —...

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Finance • 20 Jun 2016

Bad credit – what are your mortgage options?

Promoted by People with poor credit scores often think they can’t get a home loan. According to Veda (thanks to research by Savvy) 600,000 Australians are high or...

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Finance • 20 Jun 2016

Understanding loan-to-value ratios

Many investors know what LVR stands for, but how many understand what loan-to-value ratio means and how it can impact many facets of investing?

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Finance • 08 Jun 2016

Investors to face rate hikes

Despite predictions of further RBA rate cuts after the federal election next month, home owners could be stung with a rise in mortgage costs.

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Finance • 07 Jun 2016

RBA reveals cash rate decision - June 2016

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

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Finance • 27 May 2016

Cash rate to fall to 1.25%

Two more cuts to the official cash rate are on the cards for 2016.

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Finance • 24 May 2016

Market Drivers: Understanding What Shapes the Bitcoin Price Today

The Bitcoin price today is influenced by a wide range of factors, including real-time market sentiment and geopolitical shifts. For an investor to stay ahead of these...

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Finance • 23 May 2016

Abolishing stamp duty ‘ultimate goal’

Labelling stamp duty “unjust and inefficient”, the president of the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has called for a major tax reform.

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Finance • 16 May 2016

‘How I bought six properties even though the banks don’t want to lend to me and I’m self-employed’

“Everything in my life is for sale except my husband and my kids”, says Jo Vadillo, a time-poor property investor who believes “it is all about the numbers”.

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