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.
When is the right time to fix your loan? read icon 1 min read
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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Finance • 23 Jun 2014
Interest rate predictions
Property investors often keep an eye on the official cash rate in an attempt to understand how much their mortgage repayments may change - but after months of stability,...
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Finance • 20 Jun 2014
Growth rates cool off in May
Capital growth rates were below expectations over the past month, with many capitals seeing activity ease, new data from onthehouse.com.au shows.
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Finance • 20 Jun 2014
Investors ask: Preparing for rate rises
Q. Everyone keeps telling me I should start to build my property portfolio while interest rates are low, but surely they will inevitably rise again? How can I protect...
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Finance • 11 Jun 2014
Urgent report: Landlords lose big time with inflated ‘investor’ rates
Recently, information has come to light concerning the way Queensland councils blatantly rip off investors – and the details aren't pretty.
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RBA Rate Announcement - June 2014 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 04 Jun 2014
RBA Rate Announcement - June 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its monthly board meeting.
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Rates may remain low to early 2015 read icon 1 min read
Finance • 03 Jun 2014
Rates may remain low to early 2015
A survey of leading economic experts showed more than half are predicting rates will stay low until next year.
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