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.
RBA gives first hint of 2015 rate cut read icon 1 min read
Finance • 17 Dec 2014
RBA gives first hint of 2015 rate cut
The Reserve Bank of Australia has discussed the possibility of a rate reduction in 2015 but still believes a period of stability is the best course.
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Damian Collins read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Dec 2014
3 roads to take when your interest-only period ends
With a recent surge in interest-only loans issued to Australian property investors, what happens when the interest-only period ends?
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Richard Symes read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Dec 2014
4 ways to avoid a post-Christmas credit crisis
Planning ahead this festive season can save an unwanted default on your file. 
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Cash rate could continue to fall read icon 1 min read
Finance • 05 Dec 2014
Cash rate could continue to fall
Despite near certainty earlier in 2014 that the next cash rate movement would be an increase, speculation is mounting that the RBA will make at least one rate cut in...
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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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