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 • 31 Oct 2011
Interest rate cut to 'encourage' auctions
Current flat auction activity in all major capital cities could pick up if the Reserve Bank of Australia decides to slash rates tomorrow, Real Estate Institute of...
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Finance • 31 Oct 2011
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where can I find information on property prices in the area I want to buy?A: Smart Property Investment has data on over 4,000 suburbs across Australia – for both...
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Finance • 28 Oct 2011
No deposit loans remain unlikely
First time buyers continue to seek out 100 per cent home loans, despite few lenders providing this product.
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Finance • 26 Oct 2011
Rate ‘declines’ in borrowers’ interest
Recent “notable declines” in interest rates will assist new borrowers, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Deputy Governor said at an investment conference earlier...
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Finance • 25 Oct 2011
Rate cut won't boost spending
If the RBA cuts rates before Christmas a majority of Australians will save rather than spend, a new survey has found.
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Finance • 24 Oct 2011
Record low vacancy rates remains
A slump in buyer confidence has kept the national vacancy rate at record low levels in September, SQM Research has found.
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Finance • 19 Oct 2011
Non-bank issues challenge to majors
Yellow Brick Road’s executive chairman Mark Bouris has thrown down the gauntlet to the majors, challenging the big four to drop their standard variable rates.
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Finance • 17 Oct 2011
Auction clearance rates remain subdued
Auction clearance activity remained relatively subdued across all of the capital cities once again this weekend.
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Finance • 13 Oct 2011
Stamp duty payment methods should change
With state governments unlikely to remove property stamp duties, the head of RE/MAX in Western Australia said it’s time to consider new ways of helping home owners pay...
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Finance • 11 Oct 2011
Unemployment to rise, rates to fall
Australia’s unemployment rate could rise to 5.5 per cent within the next few months, new data has revealed.
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