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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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Fixed rate offerings heat up

Competition amongst the banks is gathering momentum in the fixed rate arena with ANZ the latest to announce changes to...
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Home loan take up increases in Feb

Home finance activity showed signs of recovery in February following a post-floods slump in January.
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Lender slashes fixed rates

ING DIRECT has reduced the interest on its three year fixed rate home loan by 0.14 per cent.
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ANZ named lender of the year

ANZ has been named Australia’s lender of the year at the inaugural The Adviser's Australian Lending Awards held at...
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Home finance activity slumps in January

Natural disasters worked to dampen property buying activity in January with new data revealing a plunge in new home...
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Buyers choose non-banks

Increasing numbers of investors and home buyers are choosing non-bank lenders to finance their property purchases,...
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Major cuts rates

The war between Australia’s major lenders shows no signs of abating, with Westpac slashing interest rates across a...
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Next rate rise delayed

Investors and home buyers may not face another rate rise until as late as August according to the latest forecasts from...
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Westpac slams exit fee reforms

Westpac’s chief executive Gail Kelly has slammed the government’s proposed ban on exit fees as “poor public...
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Fixed rate demand wanes

A spate of attractive variable rate promotions from Australia’s largest lenders has resulted in reduced appetite for...
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Steady rates to help new housing

The RBA’s decision to keep the official cash rate on hold will provide a nice confidence boost to the residential...
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RBA urged to hold pause on rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate on hold yesterday at 4.75 per cent, as was widely...
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Westpac offers larger loans

Westpac is gearing up to capture new business by increasing its maximum loan to valuation ratio (LVR).
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NAB wins fight for customers

National Australia Bank is winning the battle for home loan customers, with new data showing the major outpaced its...
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Housing affordability hit by rising rates

Last year’s spate of interest rate hikes has put a considerable dent in housing affordability.
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Rates on hold till mid-year: HSBC

Economists widely believe the Reserve Bank will keep rates on hold again when the Board meets later this week.
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CBA increases max LVR

The Commonwealth Bank has become the latest in a long line of lenders to increase its maximum LVR (loan to valuation...
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CBA unveils ground breaking no fee loan

In what has been touted as an industry first, the Commonwealth Bank has launched a new no fee variable interest rate...
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Buyers turn to brokers

Home buyers and investors are increasingly turning to mortgage brokers, the latest Mortgage and Finance Association of...
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Investors unfazed by interest rates

Stability in the cash rate has reduced investors’ concerns about borrowing costs with potential for capital growth...
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More calls for stamp duty reform

First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis has joined the voices calling for a reform of state taxes, in particular stamp...
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St George customers can borrow more

Property buyers will now be able to borrow more with St George, with the bank re-introducing home loans up to 95 per...
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New savings account for home savers

The Commonwealth Bank has released a new savings product to help aspiring property buyers save a deposit faster.
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Self-employed investors struggle for finance

The new national consumer credit protection laws have reduced lender appetite for low doc (low documentation) loans,...
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Buyers to win as bank battle breaks out

Investors’ financing options are widening as competition between the big banks fires up.
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