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 • 17 Sep 2012
Rate cuts to resume next month
The Reserve Bank of Australia is warming up to resume rate cuts next month, according to a chief economist.
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Finance • 13 Sep 2012
Consumers believe brokers will secure lowest rate, says survey
A Loan Market national consumer survey has found that the majority of home loan customers believe securing the lowest possible rate from a lender is most likely achieved...
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Finance • 13 Sep 2012
Family equity helps first home buyers
First home buyers having trouble saving for a home loan deposit can enter the real estate market by drawing on the equity in a family property, according to mortgage...
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Finance • 11 Sep 2012
Housing figures show no response to rate cuts: REIA
Housing figures released by the ABS show there’s been no response to the interest rate cuts of May and June, according to Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA)...
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Finance • 06 Sep 2012
Unchanged interest rates the right move
The RBA’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged has been roundly recognised as the right move, according to Laing+Simmons General Manager Leanne Pilkington.
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Finance • 04 Sep 2012
Budget should stimulate building, say Master Builders
Queensland’s 2012-2013 budget will need to include measures that stimulate building activity, according to Queensland’s peak body for housing and construction.
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Finance • 29 Aug 2012
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Finance • 27 Aug 2012
Fixed interest rates hit three year low
A wave of rate reductions has forced fixed rate home loans to their lowest level in over three years.
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Finance • 22 Aug 2012
Huge savings ahead as stamp duty to be halved
Stamp duty in Victoria is set to be halved for some buyers, according to the state government.
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Finance • 21 Aug 2012
LMI, helping hand not a hinderance
While investors mainly attempt to avoid Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI), it may actually be worthwhile reconsidering, according to one mortgage advisory group.
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