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 • 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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Finance • 17 May 2012
The real impact of the interest rate war
Borrowers will be the innocent casualties rather than the winners in the current mortgage price war, writes Lisa Montgomery
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Finance • 16 May 2012
Investors should aim for long-term strategies
Investors in all income brackets need to be concerned about the total cost of their rental losses, according to RP Data commenting on recent Australian Tax Office...
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Finance • 15 May 2012
Investors flood to safety of fixed rates
Demand for fixed rate home loans increased dramatically in March, hitting levels not seen since the GFC.
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Finance • 11 May 2012
SPI investment property generates media interest
Smart Property Investment’s focused approach to property investment has generated significant interest with both Sydney’s media and property investors.
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Finance • 11 May 2012
Thinking outside the square leads to finance approval
Investors facing difficulty obtaining finance should consider a mortgage broker to get the deal across the line.
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