Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 19 Dec 2013

6 need-to-know tips to pay off your home loan faster

Typical Australian home loans have terms of 20 to 30 years. When you start to consider the amount of time you need to fully repay your mortgage, it feels more like a...

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Finance • 18 Dec 2013

Investors warned about wasting ‘rate cut savings’

Cuts to the official cash rate throughout 2012 and 2013 have reduced the ‘typical borrower’s' mortgage repayments by $262 per month, but investors have been...

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Finance • 17 Dec 2013

Fixed rates set to rise further as economic confidence returns

The low interest rate environment will continue into 2014. However, fixed rates will edge higher as economic confidence improves in Australia and overseas, according to...

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Finance • 16 Dec 2013

Hamilton Island occupancy rates hit record high

Increased domestic demand, stronger repeat business and an additional direct flight have helped propel Hamilton Island’s occupancy rate to record levels.

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Finance • 13 Dec 2013

Investors ask: Struggling with repayments

I bought a ‘blue chip’ property as my first investment and pushed myself to the limit. I’m struggling to make repayments. Is it worth selling up?

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Finance • 11 Dec 2013

Strategy essential for investment success

Investors without a clear strategy could be losing out on millions of dollars, according to a leading industry expert.

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Finance • 09 Dec 2013

Tips to help keep vacancy rates low

There are certain factors that may be out of your control which can affect the tenancy rate of your investment property. However, there are some steps you can take that...

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Finance • 03 Dec 2013

RBA Rate Announcement - December 2013

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of their last board meeting of the year.

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Finance • 02 Dec 2013

Rise of mortgage brokers

When applying for a home loan, consumers once turned to their bank or financial institution that held their accounts but now it appears that more home buyers are going...

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Finance • 22 Nov 2013

Higher rates for fixed rate loans

Since early September, lenders have raised rates on over 180 fixed home loan products, including 88 rate hikes in the past fortnight.

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