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.
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Finance • 27 May 2015
Reserve Bank has added 1 per cent to house prices
Interest rate cuts in February and May have added about $8,000 to house prices in Sydney and Melbourne, according to new research.
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Finance • 22 May 2015
Banks closing ranks to freeze out investors
Investors are being told to keep a close eye on the market in coming weeks – with even more lenders announcing changes to their serviceability and borrowing...
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Finance • 20 May 2015
Banks begin investor crackdown
A number of lenders have made moves this week to restrict investors’ serviceability and borrowing capacity in response to concerns from regulators about the...
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Finance • 18 May 2015
Is it time to fix your loan?
With rates at record lows, many investors are weighing up how they can get the best deal from the banks. 
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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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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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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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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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