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 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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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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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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Finance • 29 May 2015
Crime rates in 6 suburbs damaging property prices
New research has revealed which crimes most adversely affect property values, with six suburbs in particular highlighted for the changes they’ve experienced.
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Sam Saggers read icon 3 min read
Finance • 27 May 2015
5 ways to buy property on a modest income
Having a low income does not automatically exclude you from investing in property, you simply need to be diligent with your finance and perhaps be a little bit creative...
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