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 • 05 Jul 2011
Buyers swing to fixed rates
Despite widespread speculation to suggest the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold when the board meets tomorrow, it seems buyers feel safer locking in at a fixed rate.
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Finance • 05 Jul 2011
LMI costs not on the radar
Aspiring property buyers continue to be confused by Lenders Mortgage Insurance and are often failing to account for it in their overall costing, according to one...
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Finance • 01 Jul 2011
No rate rise next week necessary
Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond has called on the Reserve Bank to refrain from increasing interest rates at its monthly meeting next Tuesday.
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Finance • 29 Jun 2011
Better buying with a pre-approved loan
Pre-approved finance gives you an advantage over other buyers who are yet to secure a loan as well as giving you a cast iron budget to work to.
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Finance • 22 Jun 2011
Rate hike off the cards for now
Minutes released by the Reserve Bank from its monetary policy meeting earlier this month reveal that the central bank may have relaxed its penchant for rising interest...
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Finance • 21 Jun 2011
Additional costs of home purchasing
There’s more to the cost of buying a home than just the purchase price – and these extra expenses need to be accounted for.
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Finance • 21 Jun 2011
Auction clearance rates still sluggish
Buyers’ lack of confidence was reflected in the weekend’s auction clearance rates, which remained flat in most of the nation’s major cities.
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Sustained rate hold needed: Laing & Simmons
The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep rates on hold this month has been welcomed by the property industry but talk of future rate rises has been met with criticism and...
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Aussies embrace discount home loans
Discounted home loans are fast becoming the top choice for Australian investors and home buyers.
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Finance • 08 Jun 2011
Australians spared from rate rise pain
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the seventh consecutive month when it met yesterday.
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