Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 05 Nov 2012

Fixed rates the flavour of October

Property buyers turned towards fixed rate loans over October, as statistics show this form of finance reached a six-month high, according to new figures from Mortgage...

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Finance • 24 Oct 2012

Investors may be sabotaging themselves with loans

Certain types of loans and structures may sabotage your investment intentions, particularly if you are chasing them due to low interest rates, according to Smartline’s...

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Finance • 19 Oct 2012

Room for more rate cuts

There is still the opportunity for further reductions in the interest rate, according to a leading data house.

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Finance • 12 Oct 2012

Low doc mortgages becoming obsolete

Low documentation mortgages may become obsolete as lenders remodel their lending policies following the GFC, according to mortgage broker Loan Market.  

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Finance • 11 Oct 2012

Housing demand increasing at fastest rate since 09

Housing demand is rising at the fastest rate since December 2009, according to recent data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Finance • 10 Oct 2012

Rates are more flexible than you think

Investors concerned about lenders passing on the full rate cut should remember that they have many options, according to a chief economist.

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Finance • 09 Oct 2012

Maximize the benefits of falling interest rates

In light of last week’s interest rate drop, Crawford Realty group director Ryan Crawford has revealed how to maximize the benefits of falling interest rates.

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Finance • 05 Oct 2012

More rate cuts as mining boom fades

Rates will drop further as a result of the fading mining boom, according to AMP chief economist, Shane Oliver.

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Finance • 03 Oct 2012

Interest in rate cuts declines

The importance of interest rates to borrowers has declined dramatically since last year, raising questions about the potential effect of yesterday’s 25 basis point...

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Finance • 02 Oct 2012

RBA Cuts Rates - October 2012

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate for the first time in four months.

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