Finance Tips and Insights - Smart Property Investment

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Finance • 04 May 2012

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 significant reductions, according to a leading...

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Finance • 02 May 2012

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 property buyers into action, various industry...

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Finance • 02 May 2012

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 than expected inflation data.

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Finance • 01 May 2012

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 shows.

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Finance • 26 Apr 2012

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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Finance • 24 Apr 2012

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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Finance • 23 Apr 2012

Vacancy rates remain "excessively tight"

Residential vacancy rates remain “excessively tight” across most capitals at a national average of 1.7 per cent for March, with Perth continuing to be the hardest...

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Finance • 20 Apr 2012

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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Finance • 17 Apr 2012

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 new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

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Finance • 16 Apr 2012

REINSW calls for 'pay as you go' stamp duty

The Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) is calling the state government to introduce a ‘pay as you go’ scheme for stamp duty to reduce cost for first homebuyers.

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