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 • 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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Finance • 23 Nov 2012
Vacancy rates remain tight
Landlords continue to hold the upper hand over tenants in most capital cities, with new data showing little change in an already tight residential vacancy rate.
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Finance • 21 Nov 2012
Gen Y focused on interest rates
In a recent survey, 65 per cent of Gen Y respondents noted that the interest rate matters most to them, while 59 per cent of all respondents answered the same.
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Finance • 16 Nov 2012
Most detailed economic strategy launched
The most “detailed and modern” economic strategy has been launched in one state to modernise and grow opportunities, according to the minister for economic...
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Finance • 13 Nov 2012
Housing finance signals patchy conditions
ABS Housing Finance figures posted a slight increase overall in September 2012, but below the surface the results are very patchy, according to the Housing Industry...
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Finance • 12 Nov 2012
Government called on to reform stamp duty
State and territory governments must reform stamp duty if housing affordability is to be addressed, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has claimed.
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Finance • 07 Nov 2012
Rate cut expected in December
While rates have been put on hold this month, cuts are needed to spur on the housing sector leaving a number of experts speculating that we will see another cut before...
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Finance • 06 Nov 2012
Rates on hold - November 2012
Despite a raft of less than impressive economic data, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep the official cash rate on hold.
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