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 • 07 Dec 2015
Should landlords automatically increase rent price when bank rates go up?
Many property investors automatically consider an increase their rent prices when bank rates go up, but mortgage broker Ross Le Quesne and Smart Property Investment’s...
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Finance • 07 Dec 2015
Buying a bargain from the bank
Mortgagee sales can be a prime opportunity for investors to buy into high-growth markets at a steep discount, but there are also dangers associated with targeting these...
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Finance calculations read icon 8 min read
Finance • 07 Dec 2015
$5m in 10 years part 3: finance
In the midst of investors discussing hotspots and growth rates, finance can appear slightly less glamorous and exciting. But getting the banking and taxes right is...
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Finance • 07 Dec 2015
Investors should brace for further rate rises
A top economist has claimed that APRA has “opened the door” for banks to hike rates out-of-cycle for their own commercial interests under the guise of complying...
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Finance • 04 Dec 2015
How property investors should deal with rate hikes
Property investors are often taken aback by interest rate hikes from the majority of banks, but while it could definitely have an effect on one’s journey there are...
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Ross Le Quesne read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Dec 2015
3 award-winning tips on property investment finance
Ross Le Quesne started his mortgage broker business in 2004 and has since earned the trust of many accomplished professionals and investors in the property investment...
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Property podcast read icon 27 min read
Finance • 02 Dec 2015
What do you do when rates rise? How APRA is affecting investors and we may have found some hotspots.
Join the team and special guest as we speculate, meditate and pontificate on all things property investment. Listen now!
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Finance • 01 Dec 2015
December rate decision announced
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its final interest rate decision of 2015 at its monthly board meeting.
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Philippe Brach read icon 3 min read
Finance • 30 Nov 2015
Thinking of fixing your mortgage rates?
Consider these three questions before making the decision to switch to fixed interest rates.
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Finance • 30 Nov 2015
Mortgages at greater risk of default
Housing affordability in Australia has deteriorated significantly over the 12 months to October 2015, increasing the risk of delinquency and default.
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