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 • 28 Mar 2024
Mortgage stress at record high: Roy Morgan
Mortgage stress rose to a new record high in February despite the central bank leaving the rates unchanged at its February meeting, according to fresh data.
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Finance • 27 Mar 2024
Nearly 7 in 10 consumers expect house prices to keep rising
New consumer sentiment data has shown a slight improvement in housing-related sentiment over the past month.
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Finance • 27 Mar 2024
‘Shrinkflation’ hits kitchen and bathrooms renovation market
The cost-of-living crisis and higher construction costs are leading to smaller kitchens and less bathrooms in new builds and renovations.
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Finance • 27 Mar 2024
Access to super won’t solve housing affordability, warns ASFA
Allowing access to super for housing will only benefit a minority of members with high super balances, ASFA analysis shows.
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Finance • 26 Mar 2024
FHB grants obsolete amid construction crunch
Western Australia’s First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is irrelevant when there are no homes to be had, a buyer’s agent has warned.
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Finance • 21 Mar 2024
WA continues reign as cheapest state 
The state has remained Australia’s most affordable state despite a measurable increase in the portion of income required to meet loan repayments and rental payments...
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Finance • 19 Mar 2024
RBA delivers March cash rate decision
It’s the first rate decision to be handed down outside of the previous first-Tuesday-of-the-month announcement pattern.
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Finance • 13 Mar 2024
Want to raid retirement savings for a home deposit? Think again
Alarming new modelling shows that property prices could drastically rise across Australia if first home owners are granted access to their super for house deposits.
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Finance • 07 Mar 2024
Home-buying plans reignite for all bar first home buyers
Australians are feeling more confident about their home-buying plans but it’s a different story for first home buyers, according to new Westpac research.
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Finance • 15 Feb 2024
New loan values plunged, refinancing surged in CY23: PEXA
Rising interest rates dampened new loan values in 2023 but led to a surge in refinancing activity as borrowers shopped for better mortgage rates, according to new...
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