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 • 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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Finance • 10 Oct 2011
Macquarie slashes rates below majors
Macquarie Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to enhance its fixed rate offering.
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Finance • 10 Oct 2011
Listings up but clearance rates remain flat
The number of properties listed for auction increased substantially over the weekend, however clearance rates remained relatively subdued across all major capital...
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Finance • 07 Oct 2011
One in two home loans now discounted
Discount rate mortgages are now accounting for almost half of all home loan approvals, new research has revealed.
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Finance • 05 Oct 2011
Real estate industry slams stamp duty
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has called on the government to abolish all stamp duty on residential and commercial property.
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Finance • 05 Oct 2011
RBA signals rate shift
How things can change in just one year! In November 2010, the Reserve Bank shocked the nation when it lifted the official cash rate on Melbourne Cup day.
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