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 • 08 Dec 2011
Majors still silent on rates
More than 24 hours after the RBA announced it would cut the official cash rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, the majors have remained quiet.
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Finance • 07 Dec 2011
Borrowers remain loyal to lenders
A significant number of borrowers have chosen to stay with their current lender despite knowing there are better deals elsewhere, according to new research from online...
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Finance • 07 Dec 2011
Smaller banks pile pressure on big four
Yesterday, ME Bank and Bank of Queensland moved quickly on rates, passing on the full RBA rate cut - which now sees the official cash rate at 4.25 per cent - to their...
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Finance • 07 Dec 2011
More rate cuts to come: NAB
The Reserve Bank's decision to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points yesterday may be just the start of things to come, with industry forecasters predicting...
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Finance • 07 Dec 2011
Prepare for risks despite rate cut
While yesterday’s rate cut will be good for investors they should still prepare for risks ahead, a leading property research and investment firm has warned.
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Finance • 07 Dec 2011
RBA Cuts Rates - December 2011
The RBA has cut the official cash rate for the second consecutive month, dropping the rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent.
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Finance • 06 Dec 2011
Clearance rates improve as Xmas nears
The south east Queensland auction clearance rate topped 48 per cent last week following three weeks of steady rises in sales numbers, independent auctioneering company...
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Finance • 05 Dec 2011
Fixed rate loans jump: Loan approval data
Almost double the number of investors and buyers sought fixed rate loans in November 2011 than in November 2010, according to Mortgage Choice.
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Finance • 30 Nov 2011
Rates to fall in December: Survey
More than one third of Australians are expecting the Reserve Bank to slash rates again in December.
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Finance • 28 Nov 2011
Separate dwellings drop: survey
Households living in separate dwellings decreased from 2008 to 2011, new survey data shows.
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