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 • 20 Jan 2014
Housing finance lifts TAS economy: CommSec
Tasmania has the country’s worst ranked economy, but key housing indicators suggest the state may pick up in coming quarters, a new report has found.
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Warren Dworcan read icon 2 min read
Finance • 14 Jan 2014
Variable or fixed loan: What's best for you?
One of the most important decisions when acquiring a loan is whether you should go with a variable or fixed rate. Both have their pros and cons but one may suit your...
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Finance • 09 Jan 2014
Investors cautioned about LMI misconceptions
Investors need to be aware that lender's mortgage insurance (LMI) offers them no protection if they default on the loan, a leading mortgage professional has warned.
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Finance • 01 Jan 2014
Apps to help you stick with your financial New Year's resolutions
Although New Year’s resolutions can provide hope and motivation for those wanting to change, these promises don’t always last. Every year, people vow to lose weight,...
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Richard Symes read icon 1 min read
Finance • 24 Dec 2013
Avoiding the Christmas credit card hangover
Tis’ the season to be jolly; however for many come 2014, it could be the season to be sorry.
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Finance • 23 Dec 2013
Next rate movement will be up: AMP
Despite budget deficits ‘as far as the eye can see’, the cash rate will likely remain on hold for most of 2014 before it once again begins to rise, according to...
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Finance • 23 Dec 2013
What can jeopardise your home loan application?
Before a lender will approve you for a home loan, you need to prove that you can handle the commitment. There are several factors lenders look at when assessing your...
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Paul Wilson read icon 2 min read
Finance • 19 Dec 2013
3 mistakes property investors make when interest rates are low
Interest rates are very low and real estate markets are on the move, which can only mean one thing – it’s a great time to buy an investment property. But before you...
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Warren Dworcan read icon 1 min read
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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