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 • 13 Mar 2012
Fixed rate demand set to slump
Borrower interest in fixed rate products could wane as a handful of lenders raise the interest on their fixed rate suite.
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Finance • 09 Mar 2012
Borrowers look to smaller lenders
More Australians are considering a switch to a smaller lender, a new survey has revealed.
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Finance • 08 Mar 2012
Banks to hold firm on rates
The major banks should keep their interest rates on hold in March, a new survey has revealed.
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Finance • 07 Mar 2012
Rate decision slammed
The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.25 per cent yesterday has been slammed by industry experts.
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Finance • 07 Mar 2012
Auction clearance rate tops 57 pc in SE Qld
South East Queensland's auction clearance rate hit 57 per cent last week, with an increasing number of vendors being placed in forced sale positions, new data from...
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Finance • 07 Mar 2012
Rates on Hold - March 2012
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold for the second consecutive month.
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Finance • 06 Mar 2012
RBA to hold rates
The Reserve Bank is expected to keep rates on hold when it meets later today as strong economic data continues to emerge.
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Finance • 05 Mar 2012
Investors not showing interest in fixed rate loans
Investors are not necessarily returning to fixed rate loans, despite uncertainty about rates, according to new loan approval data.
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Finance • 02 Mar 2012
Out of cycle movements to drive rate cut
The majors’ decision to lift rates independently of the Reserve Bank could encourage the Board to cut the official cash rate next week, a new survey has found.
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Finance • 01 Mar 2012
Look for a lower rate
With continuing uncertainty around how the banks respond to RBA rate announcements, Shane Oliver suggests investors find opportunity in lenders that go against the...
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