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 • 07 Sep 2011
Stamp duty changes to hurt investors
Aspiring first time buyers as well as investors have been dealt a blow following the NSW government’s decision to remove stamp duty exemptions for first home buyers.
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Finance • 07 Sep 2011
Rate cut will help consumers save: survey
While it now seems unlikely that the RBA will cut rates this year, a majority of home owners have made it clear that any rate reductions would only encourage them to pay...
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Finance • 07 Sep 2011
RBA leaves cash rate unchanged - September 2011
The Reserve Bank (RBA) has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent.
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Finance • 05 Sep 2011
Starr Partners offers mortgage service
Starr Partners real estate group has joined forces with Rates Direct to offer investors and home buyers access to an online home loan comparison tool.
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Finance • 05 Sep 2011
Mortgage activity hits 18 month high
Home loan sales have surged to their highest volume in over eighteen months as investors and home buyers rush to take advantage of the most competitive financing offers...
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Finance • 01 Sep 2011
Borrowers show poor appetite for debt
Borrowers remain cautious about borrowing money, new data has revealed.
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Finance • 30 Aug 2011
Weak new home sales could spark buyer interest
Investors that have the means to buy or build a new home should do so now, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
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Finance • 29 Aug 2011
Rates on hold til mid 2012:NAB
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s parliamentary testimony last week, National Australia Bank has adjusted its expectations for the timing of future movements...
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Finance • 25 Aug 2011
Investors enjoy tight vacancy rate
Investors looking to make a return on their purchase should have no problem finding a tenant, new research has revealed.
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Finance • 24 Aug 2011
RBA slams out of cycle rate hikes
A senior official at the Reserve Bank of Australia has blamed the nation’s big banks for destroying consumer confidence.
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