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.
FHB error could aggravate investor lending issue read icon 2 min read
Finance • 09 Feb 2015
FHB error could aggravate investor lending issue
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has admitted a 26 per cent error in its first home buyer statistics, potentially adding fuel to the regulator’s concerns about...
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Jessica Darnbrough read icon 1 min read
Finance • 09 Feb 2015
4 signs it's time for a home loan health check
It's not just the record-low cash rate which should be prompting you to review your finances and seek out the best deal. 
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Rates forecast to fall to 2pc read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Feb 2015
Rates forecast to fall to 2pc
Two prominent economists have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to reduce the cash rate and have predicted at least one more cut to come.
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Philippe Brach read icon 2 min read
Finance • 04 Feb 2015
3 rules to follow to get your loan approved
If you want to grow a substantial property portfolio, you're going to have to borrow from the banks - which means you have to learn to follow their rules. 
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RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015 read icon 2 min read
Finance • 03 Feb 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - February 2015
For the first time since August 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has changed the official cash rate.
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RBA tipped to reduce cash rate tomorrow read icon 1 min read
Finance • 02 Feb 2015
RBA tipped to reduce cash rate tomorrow
The Reserve Bank of Australia is just 24 hours away from cutting interest rates to record-low levels, two commentators have predicted.
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Victoria leads the way in mortgage decline read icon 1 min read
Finance • 30 Jan 2015
Victoria leads the way in mortgage decline
Activity in the mortgage market has dropped across all states, while property listings are up, according to a report by CoreLogic RP Data.
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Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’ read icon 1 min read
Finance • 28 Jan 2015
Feb rate cut would be ‘justified’
The release of new figures has prompted more calls for the official cash rate to be cut on 3 February.
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House prices to moderate read icon 1 min read
Finance • 27 Jan 2015
House prices to moderate
The outlook for house prices over the next one to two years has pared back in all states, says a residential property index.
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Finance • 23 Jan 2015
Speculation grows ahead of Feb rates decision
An economics commentator has weighed in on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate at its upcoming board meeting.
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