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 • 18 Jan 2012
Owning property sooner is simple: Broker
There are many strategies available to help investors own their properties more than six years earlier, according to Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage...
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Finance • 17 Jan 2012
Home finance sector rebounds
Increased demand from first home buyers and improved consumer sentiment has generated growth in the home finance sector, new research has revealed.
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Finance • 10 Jan 2012
Getting a loan across the line
There is a myriad of factors that lenders consider when assessing a would-be borrower’s eligibility for a loan.
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Finance • 09 Jan 2012
RBA eyes another rate cut
It now seems all but certain that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate again in February.
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Finance • 06 Jan 2012
Home finance set to rebound in 2012
Falling interest rates should pave the way for greater activity in the home finance sector, Loan Market group has claimed.
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Finance • 05 Jan 2012
Investors seek out fixed rate loans
Investors and borrowers continue to seek out fixed rate home loans, new national data has revealed.
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Finance • 05 Jan 2012
More than rate cuts needed for investors
Additional rate cuts may not be enough to stimulate investor activity, a stakeholder has claimed.
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Finance • 03 Jan 2012
Rate cut helps property market rebound
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut the official cash rate is paying dividends, with capital city values rising for the first time in 12 months.
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Finance • 03 Jan 2012
Interest in SMSFs to drive activity
Strong investor interest in SMSFs could drive buying activity this year.
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Finance • 28 Dec 2011
Home loan rates plummet
Australia's home loan interest rates have officially fallen to their lowest level in two and a half years, according to new research.
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