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.

Finance • 13 Nov 2023

Sydney, Melbourne new home starts hardest hit by cash rate hikes

Rising mortgage rates could be making it harder for Australia to build the new homes it needs.

Finance • 13 Nov 2023

Why Australians are no longer in a rush to refinance

Record refinancing numbers appear to have hit a cliff, as the rate of borrowers looking to change lenders experiences a substantial fall.

Finance • 13 Nov 2023

Lenders pass on RBA’s November rate hike

Australia’s banks have begun raising interest rates on home loan and savings after the RBA’s latest rate increase.

Finance • 02 Nov 2023

7 misconceptions about investing for wealth

Myths about property investment abound, and knowing the difference between fact and fiction can set good investors apart from the crowd.

Finance • 31 Oct 2023

Sunshine State home seekers give Qld loan values a boost

Queensland has come out on top as the biggest performer in terms of loan value growth, according to CommSec’s latest State of the State report.

Finance • 31 Oct 2023

A cash rate hike is well and truly on the cards for November

If the banks’ predictions are correct, the RBA’s November meeting will be the 13th rate hike in this cycle.

Finance • 30 Oct 2023

Looking to co-invest? Try crowdfunding

For investors looking to take the plunge with others, online real estate crowdfunding might be the next big thing

Finance • 27 Oct 2023

A new 5% deposit loan is now on offer for investors

Three of Australia’s big four banks now offer property loans to investors with small deposits – but there is a caveat.

Q3 CPI shifts cash rate expectations

Finance • 26 Oct 2023

Q3 CPI shifts cash rate expectations

The quarterly inflation data has sounded alarms among economists, as a hawkish RBA and slowing inflation falls could point towards another rate hike.

Finance • 26 Oct 2023

Movers beware: Consumer Affairs warns of dodgy removalists

Consumer Affairs Victoria has raised the alarm that a Melbourne-based, nationwide servicing removalist damages belongings and then blames the damage on customers.