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 • 05 Jun 2012
Uncertainty over today's rate movement
Industry experts are unsure over whether or not the Reserve Bank will cut rates again at its Board meeting later today.
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Finance • 01 Jun 2012
Rates must be cut, REIA
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should cut rates next week, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).
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Finance • 29 May 2012
Investors may have to pay brokers for advice
Investors will soon find that brokers who give free advice will be a minority within the next two years, according to one broker.
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Finance • 29 May 2012
Significant savings up for grabs for investors
ME Bank has created a new property investment loan combo by combining their interest only loan and award-winning Member Package, offering significant interest savings...
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Finance • 23 May 2012
Investors prosper as vacancy rates remain tight
Landlords continue to hold the upper hand over tenants with new data showing little movement in already tight residential vacancy rates.
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Finance • 23 May 2012
New apartments attract strong buyer interest
New apartments remain popular in Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with available stock levels often failing to keep up with rampant demand, a new report...
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Finance • 22 May 2012
Financial change could prompt a loan change
Investors that undergo changes in their financial situation, from getting married and starting a family to changing a job, should take this as a sign to take a good look...
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Finance • 22 May 2012
Auction clearance rates remain above 60%
Auction clearance rates remained above 60 per cent in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and south east Queensland last week.
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Finance • 18 May 2012
Rate cut fails to improve sentiment
Consumer sentiment is flat, despite a 50 basis point cut from the Reserve Bank.
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Finance • 18 May 2012
Investors increasingly look to brokers
Investors are increasingly looking towards brokers to help secure their loans, according to new research.
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