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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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Rates must be cut, REIA

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should cut rates next week, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia...
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Investors may have to pay brokers for advice

Investors will soon find that brokers who give free advice will be a minority within the next two years, according to...
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Significant savings up for grabs for investors

ME Bank has created a new property investment loan combo by combining their interest only loan and award-winning Member...
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Investors prosper as vacancy rates remain tight

Landlords continue to hold the upper hand over tenants with new data showing little movement in already tight...
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New apartments attract strong buyer interest

New apartments remain popular in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with available stock levels often...
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Financial change could prompt a loan change

Investors that undergo changes in their financial situation, from getting married and starting a family to changing a...
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Auction clearance rates remain above 60%

Auction clearance rates remained above 60 per cent in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and south east Queensland last week.
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Rate cut fails to improve sentiment

Consumer sentiment is flat, despite a 50 basis point cut from the Reserve Bank.
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Investors increasingly look to brokers

Investors are increasingly looking towards brokers to help secure their loans, according to new research.
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The real impact of the interest rate war

Borrowers will be the innocent casualties rather than the winners in the current mortgage price war, writes Lisa...
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Investors should aim for long-term strategies

Investors in all income brackets need to be concerned about the total cost of their rental losses, according to RP Data...
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Investors flood to safety of fixed rates

Demand for fixed rate home loans increased dramatically in March, hitting levels not seen since the GFC.
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SPI investment property generates media interest

Smart Property Investment’s focused approach to property investment has generated significant interest with both...
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Thinking outside the square leads to finance approval

Investors facing difficulty obtaining finance should consider a mortgage broker to get the deal across the line.
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Federal Budget missed the boat on property, HIA

The Federal Budget has missed an opportunity to reinvigorate home building activity and help relieve housing...
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RBA urged to cut cash rate to 2pc

The Reserve Bank of Australia should continue to cut the official cash rate til it hits 2 per cent, one stakeholder has...
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Banks will likely reduce rates, survey

Property investors might not see the entire 50 basis point cut passed onto them by the major banks, but still may see...
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Buyers poised to return following rate cut

The Reserve Bank’s 50 basis point cut to interest rates yesterday was long overdue and should spur prospective...
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RBA cuts rates by 50bp

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the official cash rate in its May board meeting today, following weaker...
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Investors eye Qld as vacancy rates tighten

Investors are edging back into the Queensland market as vacancy rates continue to fall across the state, new data...
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Rate cut expected

The Reserve Bank of Australia is all but certain to cut rates in May, with new CPI data weaker than expected.
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Clearance rates edge towards 60%

Auction clearance rates edged closer to 60 per cent in both Sydney and Melbourne last weekend.
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Vacancy rates remain "excessively tight"

Residential vacancy rates remain “excessively tight” across most capitals at a national average of 1.7 per cent for...
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Developers struggle to obtain finance

The rising cost of funds and a lack of stamp duty concessions are hampering new unit construction in Hobart.
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Housing finance slumps in February

Owner occupied lending slumped by four per cent in February, which is the biggest drop since early 2010 according to...
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