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.
Frank Valentic read icon 3 min read
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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Peter Gianoli read icon 1 min read
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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RBA read icon 1 min read
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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Money read icon 2 min read
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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JENGA HOUSE read icon 1 min read
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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RBA read icon 1 min read
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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BUILDING read icon 2 min read
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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Maths formular read icon 3 min read
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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Rich Harvey read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Jul 2015
What should investors do about tightening rates?
The rising price of Australian property is almost irrelevant in the current interest rate environment, but investors have just been hit with a wake-up call.
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Finance • 28 Jul 2015
Auction clearance rate lowest in 13 weeks
Auction clearance rates have dipped below 80 per cent in Sydney for the first time in 13 weeks, although the market remains strong.
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