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 • 05 Mar 2013
Rates on Hold - March 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia failed to surprise industry pundits today, with the board opting to leave the official cash rate on hold.
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Finance • 04 Mar 2013
Home loans for investment house jumps by nearly $1b
The decision by the RBA to cut interest rates over the past year is having a positive impact on the property investment market in Australia.
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Finance • 28 Feb 2013
Investors Ask: Is it worth LMI?
Q. It has taken me three years to save up $30,000 for a 10 per cent deposit on a property worth $300,000. Should I save for a few more years to get a lower LVR or buy...
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Finance • 28 Feb 2013
Stamping out duties to spark activity
The ACT’s plans to phase out stamp duty over a 20-year-period, replacing it with an annual land tax, could spark increased activity in the property market.
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Finance • 26 Feb 2013
Buying Strategies from a Professional Buyer
Over the next five blogs I'm going to share my top five tips. My first is about negotiations. Everything is Negotiable - The more deals you do with property the more you...
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Finance • 15 Feb 2013
How to research without breaking the bank
While looking at property data is a good place to start, investors should take a step back and look at what is really happening in an area.
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Finance • 06 Feb 2013
Further rate movements uncertain
While responses to the unchanged interest rate yesterday have been varied, it’s clear that most are unclear about where rates will be heading in the future.
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Finance • 05 Feb 2013
Rates on Hold - February 2013
At its first board meeting for 2013, the Reserve Bank has decided to leave the official cash rate on hold.
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Finance • 01 Feb 2013
Nation's opinions split over 2013 interest rates
Australians’ opinions are split on the prospect of interest rate movements in 2013, research by financial institution CUA shows.
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Finance • 22 Jan 2013
Why you may be suffering from financial stress
‘How to attain wealth’ isn’t something that is taught in school. Instead at school, they teach you how to secure a job and be a good employee.
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