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.
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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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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Gold Coast read icon 1 min read
Finance • 27 Jul 2015
Loan rate hike announced
The lending market for property investors continues to tighten, with another major bank announcing significant rate increases for investor home loans.
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Michael Bowling read icon 1 min read
Finance • 24 Jul 2015
3 tips for getting the best interest rates
Interest rates get a lot of attention and for good reason determine the cost of your loan and what you pay back. Even a small difference in rates can make a big...
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Finance • 24 Jul 2015
Major bank to ask more of investors
A big four bank has announced it will make significant adjustments to its fixed-rate products, with investors bearing the brunt of the changes.
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To sell or refinance? read icon 1 min read
Finance • 22 Jul 2015
To sell or refinance?
There comes a time when many investors have to think about whether they should sell an investment to help pay down their principal place of residence or refinance and...
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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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