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 • 23 Oct 2015
Rate rises not all bad news
The major banks have made their move, but will rising interest rates and reduced market activity provide new opportunities for property investors?
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Finance • 19 Oct 2015
What mortgage holders need to know about Westpac’s rate hike
An interest rate increase of 0.20 per cent has been announced by Westpac this week, with the rate hike applying to all mortgages – whether owner-occupied or for...
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Finance • 07 Oct 2015
APRA changes stamping out ‘marginal’ investors
Recent changes to investor lending may be having the positive impact of preventing risky investors from entering the market, a leading property commentator has claimed.
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Finance • 06 Oct 2015
October cash rate announcement
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its October cash rate decision, following a month of declining auction clearance rates and volatile share market activity.
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Finance • 06 Oct 2015
October rate predictions
Smart Property Investment’s panel of investment commentators have made their predictions concerning the RBA’s October rate decision, due this afternoon.
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Finance • 05 Oct 2015
'The banks rejected my loan application four times': Cam McLellan interview
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Finance • 02 Oct 2015
What is mortgage insurance?
Mortgage insurance isn't something to be scared of, but it is something you need to understand in order to make sound purchase decisions.
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Finance • 21 Sep 2015
Interest in outer-suburbs soars
The announcement of a major infrastructure project has continued to spur on price growth in one region, with one real estate agency reporting a massive spike in...
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Finance • 16 Sep 2015
Massive increase in vacancy rates
Vacancy rates have more than doubled in one capital city over the past 12 months, with new research indicating that landlords are being forced to reassess their rental...
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Finance • 07 Sep 2015
No spring in auction clearance rates
Sales data from the weekend just passed indicates that the first spring auctions failed to deliver a significant boost to Australia’s largest markets.
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