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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 • 30 May 2011
Rate rise draws nearer
The RBA could be forced to lift rates in June, according to the Melbourne Institute.
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Finance • 24 May 2011
No demand for fixed rates
The threat of rising rates is doing nothing to encourage home buyers to refinance into a fixed rate mortgage, according to new research.
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Finance • 23 May 2011
Auction clearance rates tick upwards
Auction activity picked up slightly at the weekend led by Sydney where the clearance rate topped 60 per cent, according to Australian Property Monitors.
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Finance • 20 May 2011
Stamp duty puts buyers off
Real estate commentators are calling on the federal government to reduce stamp duty costs in a bid to drum up investor activity.
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Finance • 18 May 2011
Rate rise: A matter of time
The Reserve Bank has made it clear that it’s not a matter of if but when it will tighten the reins on its existing monetary policy.
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Finance • 18 May 2011
Banks' hold on mortgage market tightens
Australia’s big banks are dominating the home lending space, sparking renewed concerns about the competitiveness of the mortgage market.
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Finance • 17 May 2011
Home loan take up falls again
The Reserve Bank is under pressure to sit tight on the cash rate for another month, following new data which showed another drop off in home financing activity.
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Finance • 13 May 2011
More borrowers behind on loan payments: CBA
Higher interest rates are taking their toll on Australian borrowers, the Commonwealth Bank’s chief executive Ralph Norris has warned.
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Finance • 11 May 2011
Federal budget snubs DIY super
The federal government has missed a golden opportunity to support property investment through self-managed super funds in its 2011 budget, according to Chan &...
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Finance • 11 May 2011
Rate hike now imminent: ANZ
New data from ANZ shows the Reserve Bank may have to raise the official cash rate sooner rather than later.
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