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 • 17 Jul 2014
Investors warned about kickbacks to finance professionals
Some mortgage brokers, accountants and financial planners may be receiving a commission for recommending properties to investors, a Brisbane-based buyer’s agent has...
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Finance • 15 Jul 2014
6 tips to make the most of your portfolio this financial year
It's time to clean up, shape up, and ship out all those bad habits.
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Finance • 07 Jul 2014
RBA urged to rethink cash rate decisions
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should consider following Europe’s lead in placing longer intervals between monetary policy meetings throughout the year,...
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Finance • 03 Jul 2014
How will household debt and mortgage stress affect the investor?
The ABS recently released a report entitled, “Trends in Household Debt.” It told how much household debt has increased in the last 25 years and provided some...
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Finance • 02 Jul 2014
Capital city growth rates a "mixed bag"
The June quarter delivered patchy results for the property market, with asking prices falling in some capital cities.
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Finance • 01 Jul 2014
RBA Rate Announcement - July 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its monthly board meeting.
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Finance • 30 Jun 2014
When is the right time to fix your loan?
Lisa Montgomery, When is the right time to fix your loan?
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Finance • 27 Jun 2014
Investors cautioned about line of credit loans
 Investors should think twice before taking out a line of credit against their home, a property mentor has warned.
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Finance • 27 Jun 2014
Investors ask: Financial structures for multiple property purchases
Q. I am 23 years old. I currently live at home and have $150,000 in the bank. I am looking at buying a place to live and then an investment property. How should I...
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Finance • 23 Jun 2014
7 property investment 'wrongs' to avoid next financial year
As we’re experiencing one of the best growth cycles in property in the last 50 years, many investors are flocking to the market to begin, or to add to, their portfolio...
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