Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 06 Aug 2015

APRA crackdown 'ineffectual'

The head of one lender has described APRA’s continued efforts to reduce investor lending as “ineffectual”, despite the regulator this week declaring its crackdown...

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Finance • 06 Aug 2015

Market reacts strangely to APRA crackdown

Property listings have increased across the nation in July and could be a possible result of the investor lending crackdown, according to a new report.

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Finance • 06 Aug 2015

4 benefits of refinancing your investment property

Investors looking to build a property portfolio should constantly be looking at ways to increase their cash flow and reduce expenses. Despite changes to investor loans,...

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Finance • 05 Aug 2015

A diverse property portfolio spreads your financial risk

Diversifying your property portfolio is an excellent way to reduce your exposure to financial risk and protect your assets.

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Finance • 04 Aug 2015

RBA Cash Rate Announcement - August 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly meeting in regards to the official cash rate.

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Finance • 04 Aug 2015

Big 4 and more increase interest rates

The last of the big four banks and two leading regional banks have announced increases to their standard variable rates on investor home loans.

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Finance • 03 Aug 2015

Interest rate hikes ‘unfair’ to investors

Increasing interest rates on investment loans is 'unfair' to investors and any changes should’ve been targeted to the heated markets only, according to one industry...

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Finance • 03 Aug 2015

No change predicted for RBA cash rate

It’s most likely that the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 2.00 per cent at tomorrow’s monthly board meeting.

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Finance • 31 Jul 2015

Special report: APRA tries to take the heat out of the market

Concerned that investor activity in Australia’s two largest capitals is pricing first-time home buyers out of the market, the Australian Prudential Regulation...

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Finance • 31 Jul 2015

Special report: APRA changes to meet with mixed success

The jury is out on whether APRA-instigated changes to investor lending will influence market values, but if they do, Smart Property Investment’s panel of property...

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