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.
Peter Gianoli read icon 2 min read
Finance • 12 Aug 2015
Financing property acquisitions successfully
The ability to leverage property to finance additional investments is a key enabler of successful property investment. However, it is important to use the correct type...
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Coastal views read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 Aug 2015
Fixed rate loans becoming more popular
Demand for fixed rate home loans increased over the month of July in response to multiple banks increasing interest rates, according to an industry expert.
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MAN AND MAP read icon 2 min read
Finance • 06 Aug 2015
APRA crackdown 'ineffectual'
The head of one lender has described APRA’s continued efforts to reduce investor lending as “ineffectual”, despite the regulator this week declaring its crackdown...
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JENGA HOUSE read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Aug 2015
Market reacts strangely to APRA crackdown
Property listings have increased across the nation in July and could be a possible result of the investor lending crackdown, according to a new report.
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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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