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 • 18 Apr 2013
Housing finance results show positivity
Mortgage Choice CEO Michael Russell is “quietly confident” of good results for housing finance in March, following the latest results from the Australian Bureau of...
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Finance • 12 Apr 2013
Queensland sees highest increase in fixed rate loans
Fixed rate home loans are becoming increasingly popular nationwide, with Queensland seeing the highest amount of interest, according to Mortgage Choice.
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Finance • 05 Apr 2013
How to get control of your finances
How much do I earn? This is a statement easily answered as you know your income and how much tax you pay. But do you know where it all goes? This is a crucial first step...
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Finance • 03 Apr 2013
Rates have hit the bottom
Since the Reserve Bank left the rates on hold yesterday at three per cent, experts have started to suggest that the next movement we see will be an increase.
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Finance • 02 Apr 2013
Rates on hold for April
In an announcement today, the Reserve Bank has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold.
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Finance • 26 Mar 2013
Does Size Matter with Discount Interest Rates?
Investors are constantly looking for discounts on their rates, but is it really saving you as much as you think?
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Finance • 25 Mar 2013
What is equity?
When searching for your next property investment and you wonder what is fuelling this insatiable demand for more growth and better performing property, the term to best...
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Finance • 21 Mar 2013
Should you request a holding deposit?
A holding deposit is an amount of money (usually the equivalent of one week's rent) that is paid by the applicant whilst their application is being assessed, or between...
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Finance • 20 Mar 2013
Rate cuts leaving investors well-placed
Since November 2011, the cash rate has been cut six times, leaving potential savings and portfolio growth for investors who act wisely on these changes.
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Finance • 12 Mar 2013
Split loans rising in popularity
More borrowers than ever before are choosing to split their home loan between fixed and variable rates, mortgage broker Loan Market has said.
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