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 • 06 Nov 2012
Demand for fixed rate home loans reaches high
Demand for fixed rate home loans reached a six-month high in October as borrowers locked in low interest rates for an average of three years, according to the latest...
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Finance • 05 Nov 2012
Interest rates have not fallen enough yet
There is still a case for a rate cut tomorrow with the RBA to be looking at mixed figures, according to AMP’s head of strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver.
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Finance • 05 Nov 2012
Fixed rates the flavour of October
Property buyers turned towards fixed rate loans over October, as statistics show this form of finance reached a six-month high, according to new figures from Mortgage...
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Finance • 24 Oct 2012
Investors may be sabotaging themselves with loans
Certain types of loans and structures may sabotage your investment intentions, particularly if you are chasing them due to low interest rates, according to Smartline’s...
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Finance • 19 Oct 2012
Room for more rate cuts
There is still the opportunity for further reductions in the interest rate, according to a leading data house.
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Finance • 12 Oct 2012
Low doc mortgages becoming obsolete
Low documentation mortgages may become obsolete as lenders remodel their lending policies following the GFC, according to mortgage broker Loan Market.  
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Finance • 11 Oct 2012
Housing demand increasing at fastest rate since 09
Housing demand is rising at the fastest rate since December 2009, according to recent data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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Finance • 10 Oct 2012
Rates are more flexible than you think
Investors concerned about lenders passing on the full rate cut should remember that they have many options, according to a chief economist.
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Finance • 09 Oct 2012
Maximize the benefits of falling interest rates
In light of last week’s interest rate drop, Crawford Realty group director Ryan Crawford has revealed how to maximize the benefits of falling interest rates.
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Finance • 05 Oct 2012
More rate cuts as mining boom fades
Rates will drop further as a result of the fading mining boom, according to AMP chief economist, Shane Oliver.
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