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 • 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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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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Finance • 25 Nov 2015
Bank to issue $80m customer refund
A major bank will refund around 216,000 customers as compensation for failing to apply fee waivers, interest concessions and other benefits since 2008.
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Finance • 23 Nov 2015
Investors slapped with increased rates
Investors and homeowners alike are going to be feeling a little worse off this week, following the introduction of a new round of rate hikes – but is there anything...
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Finance • 19 Nov 2015
Perth landlords panic over rising vacancy rates
Investors in WA are warned not to make irrational decisions with their properties during the summer months.
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Finance • 18 Nov 2015
How to build a property portfolio using equity
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Finance • 17 Nov 2015
Bidders battle elements to boost clearance rates
Despite poor weather conditions, Australia's busiest auction markets showed signs of improvement over the last weekend. 
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Finance • 16 Nov 2015
Is it time to lock in your equity?
As interest rates go up, investors should move towards securing the value of their homes.
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