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 2012
New finance products for self-employed investors
Self-employed investors looking for financing may benefit under a new specialised suite of loan products from National Finance Club (NFC).
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Finance • 26 Mar 2012
HIA calls for rate cuts
The Housing Industry Association is calling on the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate yet again in a bid to curb the decline in residential construction...
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Finance • 20 Mar 2012
Auction clearance rates steady
Auction clearance rates continue to hover around 50 per cent in Melbourne and Sydney, suggesting the market is neither booming nor flagging.
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Finance • 14 Mar 2012
More rate hikes to come
Investors may still see their lenders moving rates independently of the Reserve Bank, despite no changes being seen this month.
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Finance • 14 Mar 2012
Housing finance improves: ABS
A marginal increase in housing finance commitments was seen nationally in January, according to recently released statistics.
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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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