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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.
Robert Stevens read icon 2 min read
Finance • 20 Jul 2015
Should I pay my loan fortnightly?
If you want to pay off your mortgage faster, most lenders will let you in on the commonly used mechanism of making fortnightly payments. But is it the only option?
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Paul Glossop read icon 2 min read
Finance • 17 Jul 2015
What your equity can do for you
The Sydney-Melbourne property boom has created 30 to 50 per cent equity in your home. Why not use this equity to invest in the next growth markets without costing you a...
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Paul Glossop read icon 1 min read
Finance • 13 Jul 2015
Hidden equity opportunities
Putting together a deposit can often be the hardest aspect of purchasing a property, particularly for first time investors. But before you commit yourself to years of...
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ACT read icon 1 min read
Finance • 13 Jul 2015
Housing finance approvals slide
Evidence has emerged that the investor lending crackdown may be working, with home loan approvals at their lowest since August 2013.
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Finance • 07 Jul 2015
RBA Cash Rate Announcement - July 2015
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first cash rate announcement for this financial year.
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Finance • 07 Jul 2015
RBA to keep rates on hold - 2015
It’s a ‘near certainty’ that the RBA will keep the cash rate on hold at 2.00 per cent at this afternoon’s board meeting.
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Finance • 17 Jun 2015
Stamp duty increases 695%
Property buyers around Australia have suffered colossal increases in stamp duty over the past two decades.
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Reserve Bank of Australia read icon 1 min read
Finance • 16 Jun 2015
Next rate movement will be up: experts
Despite continuing speculation that the Reserve Bank could cut rates again later this year, most commentators believe the cash rate is set to rise.
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Finance • 02 Jun 2015
Banks' investor crackdown continues
Lenders across the country are continuing to introduce measures to crackdown on investor activity.
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Finance • 02 Jun 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - June 2015
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its final cash rate announcement for this financial year.
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