Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 20 May 2015

Banks begin investor crackdown

A number of lenders have made moves this week to restrict investors’ serviceability and borrowing capacity in response to concerns from regulators about the...

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Finance • 18 May 2015

Is it time to fix your loan?

With rates at record lows, many investors are weighing up how they can get the best deal from the banks. 

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Finance • 14 May 2015

How to use interest-only loans to your advantage

If you want your portfolio to cost you as little as possible for the maximum reward, then you need to know how to use interest-only loans to their full potential. 

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Finance • 14 May 2015

Is your property portfolio ready for the new credit regime?

If you don’t already know, the landscape for property investors changed substantially this week, but it has nothing to do with the property cycle or the supply and...

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Finance • 12 May 2015

Federal inquiry calls for end to stamp duty

Liberal, Labor and Greens parliamentarians have joined forces to call for an end to stamp duty.

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Finance • 07 May 2015

Rate cut unlikely to stimulate economy

Uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget could reduce the positive impact of the recent cash rate cut, with one commentator warning the RBA may have been better off...

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Finance • 05 May 2015

Rate cut 'dangerous' for property market

Industry leaders have warned that the Reserve Bank’s decision to lower the official cash rate today will have serious ramifications for the housing market.

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Finance • 05 May 2015

RBA Rate Announcement - May 2015

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly meeting following a period of intense market speculation.

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Finance • 04 May 2015

Investors warned about mortgage risks

The amount of income Sydney and Melbourne households are using to pay off their mortgage is rising, signalling a greater chance of mortgage defaults in the two...

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Finance • 29 Apr 2015

Rate cut 'likely' on Tuesday

Westpac chief economist Bill Evans believes the RBA is still on course to cut the cash rate in May.

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