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.
New versus old properties - Philippe Brach, Multifocus Properties & Finance read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 Dec 2014
New versus old properties - Philippe Brach, Multifocus Properties & Finance
Philippe Brach, Multifocus Properties & Finance
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Abolishing stamp duty ‘obvious’ solution to housing market issues read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Dec 2014
Abolishing stamp duty ‘obvious’ solution to housing market issues
Amid debate about the impact of overactive investors, foreign buyers and negative gearing, one real estate group says encouraging affordability and removing stamp duty...
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Property investors in trouble when rates rise read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Dec 2014
Property investors in trouble when rates rise
Property investors are increasingly over-extending themselves and will struggle when rates inevitably rise, according to an investment advice firm.
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Nick Burke read icon 3 min read
Finance • 02 Dec 2014
7 killer strategies for manufacturing your own equity: part 3
There is a little-known, poorly understood (but highly powerful) strategy for creating instant equity that could drastically speed up your property purchasing. 
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RBA Cash Rate Announcement - December 2014 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Dec 2014
RBA Cash Rate Announcement - December 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of its final board meeting of the year.
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Interest rates set to remain at record lows read icon 1 min read
Finance • 01 Dec 2014
Interest rates set to remain at record lows
The Reserve Bank of Australia is almost certain to leave interest rates on hold at tomorrow’s monthly board meeting.
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Top finance tips for property success in a low rate environment read icon 1 min read
Finance • 28 Nov 2014
Top finance tips for property success in a low rate environment
Paul Myliotis, general manager, Oasis Property
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Gavin Smith read icon 2 min read
Finance • 24 Nov 2014
7 home loan tips for self-employed borrowers
How can self-employed borrowers prepare themselves financially to give themselves the best chance of successfully obtaining a home loan? Here are a few tips.
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Current debt levels ‘no cause for concern’ read icon 1 min read
Finance • 21 Nov 2014
Current debt levels ‘no cause for concern’
Consumers and lenders are not concerned by current levels of consumer debt, despite ongoing speculation that regulators may jump in to curb property price growth and...
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Anton Hamer read icon 1 min read
Finance • 19 Nov 2014
5 simple tips to save on your home loan
With interest rates and the cost of living set to rise next year, it may be time to re-examine your budget and identify a few areas where you can save money.
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