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 Dec 2012
High interest in SMSFs
Canberra residents are showing an overwhelming interest in self-managed super funds (SMSFs), with more than 250 people registering in 48 hours for SMSF events run by...
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Finance • 13 Dec 2012
NT loan misconceptions clarified
Misconceptions surrounding housing loans in the Northern Territory have been set straight by the territory’s minister for housing, Peter Chandler.
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Finance • 11 Dec 2012
Study reveals what investors want from lenders
Investment property owners are open to competition and lending advice, but they prefer dealing with lenders directly rather than going through a broker, research by BDRC...
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Finance • 10 Dec 2012
Two more rate cuts to come
Despite last week’s rate cut, more will be on the cards over the first quarter of 2013, according to a leading economist.
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Finance • 07 Dec 2012
Cultivate a relationship with your lender
Investors must cultivate and maintain relationships with their lenders, according to Jeremy Cabral, publisher of HomeLoanFinder.
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Finance • 05 Dec 2012
Rate cut signals end of mining boom
The RBA’s 25 basis point cut yesterday signals an approaching end to the mining boom, according to a number of commentators.
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Finance • 05 Dec 2012
Why you wait for rate decreases and why you don’t get it all
So, the Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced the interest rate in December to 3% - the lowest since the global financial crisis of 2009. However, the banks have not...
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Finance • 04 Dec 2012
RBA's rate cut an opportunity for investors
The Reserve Bank has slashed rates just in time for Christmas, spelling great opportunities for property investors.
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Finance • 04 Dec 2012
Fixed rates climb in popularity
Fixed rates are back in vogue, with new data revealing borrowers continue to flock to this type of product.
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Finance • 26 Nov 2012
Rate cut expected soon
Recent data points to the likelihood of a rate cut next month, according to a leading economist.
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