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 • 23 Nov 2011
Diverse applicants: Homeloans
A broader range of home loan applicants has been seen over the past few months, according to research by Homeloans.
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Finance • 23 Nov 2011
Stamp duty cut OK for buyers
Victorian government plans to cut 60 days from the time given to pay stamp duty shouldn’t be a problem for most home buyers, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria has...
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Finance • 22 Nov 2011
First time investors seek out loan pre-approval
First time buyers looking to purchase in 2012 know that it is important to obtain loan pre-approval, a recent survey has found.
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Finance • 21 Nov 2011
Orange’s first timers quick for deposit
First time buyers in Orange take a year less than the Australia-wide average to save for a deposit, the Central West NSW Economic Update has found.
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Finance • 21 Nov 2011
Auction clearance rates fall across capitals
Despite a slight increase to home buyer confidence in recent weeks, auction clearance rates fell across all major capital cities over the weekend.
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Finance • 15 Nov 2011
Bank cuts rate to under 6pc
Proving fixed rates are still en vogue, one non-major has slashed 26 basis points from its three year fixed rate.
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Finance • 15 Nov 2011
St George trims rates
St George has responded to growing demand for fixed rate mortgages by slashing the interest rate on its two and three year products.
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Finance • 10 Nov 2011
Rate cut unlikely to cause property market surge
It could take up to nine months before the Reserve Bank’s November rate cut will have any effect on buyer confidence and the property market, Realmark director John...
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Finance • 09 Nov 2011
New investors dominate finance enquiries
First time buyers and investors have dominated housing finance enquiries, new research has revealed.
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Finance • 09 Nov 2011
Unemployment data sparks rate talk
There could be scope for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates again very soon, as unemployment gets set to rise.
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