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.
Paul Wilson read icon 4 min read
Finance • 14 May 2015
How to use interest-only loans to your advantage
If you want your portfolio to cost you as little as possible for the maximum reward, then you need to know how to use interest-only loans to their full potential. 
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Victor Kumar read icon 2 min read
Finance • 14 May 2015
Is your property portfolio ready for the new credit regime?
If you don’t already know, the landscape for property investors changed substantially this week, but it has nothing to do with the property cycle or the supply and...
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Finance • 12 May 2015
Federal inquiry calls for end to stamp duty
Liberal, Labor and Greens parliamentarians have joined forces to call for an end to stamp duty.
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Ribbon house read icon 1 min read
Finance • 07 May 2015
Rate cut unlikely to stimulate economy
Uncertainty surrounding the Federal Budget could reduce the positive impact of the recent cash rate cut, with one commentator warning the RBA may have been better off...
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Sydney read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 May 2015
Rate cut 'dangerous' for property market
Industry leaders have warned that the Reserve Bank’s decision to lower the official cash rate today will have serious ramifications for the housing market.
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Finance • 05 May 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - May 2015
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly meeting following a period of intense market speculation.
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House read icon 1 min read
Finance • 04 May 2015
Investors warned about mortgage risks
The amount of income Sydney and Melbourne households are using to pay off their mortgage is rising, signalling a greater chance of mortgage defaults in the two...
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Finance • 29 Apr 2015
Rate cut 'likely' on Tuesday
Westpac chief economist Bill Evans believes the RBA is still on course to cut the cash rate in May.
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Marie Mortimer read icon 2 min read
Finance • 27 Apr 2015
How to decrease your debt
Taking control of your debt will help you acquire more properties, more quickly. Here are some steps you can take to reduce your liabilities. 
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Coins read icon 1 min read
Finance • 23 Apr 2015
Cash rate to 'hit 1.5pc by end of year'
The cost of money could be set to fall further, with one economist predicting the Reserve Bank will continue to cut the cash rate throughout the year. 
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