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 • 03 Aug 2011
Australians flock to fixed rates, special deals
Uncertainty surrounding the outlook for interest rates is driving increasing demand for fixed rate home loans.
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Finance • 03 Aug 2011
Rate hold gets a warm welcome
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the official cash rate on hold has been welcomed by property and finance industry figures.
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Finance • 03 Aug 2011
RBA leaves rates alone
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate on hold for the ninth consecutive month.
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Finance • 02 Aug 2011
RBA must keep rates on hold: Laing+Simmons
A sharper than expected shift by consumers towards saving should encourage the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to maintain interest rates at current levels, a leading...
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Finance • 01 Aug 2011
Auction clearance rates stagnate
Home buyers in Sydney and Melbourne remained on the sidelines over the weekend, with auction clearance rates failing to reach 60 per cent in either city.
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Finance • 30 Jul 2011
Major cuts fixed rates
St George Bank has cut its two and three year fixed rate home loans due to strong buyer demand.
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Finance • 28 Jul 2011
Inflation spike sparks rate hike concerns
A strong and sustained rise in underlying inflation has reignited interest rate fears and forced economists to rethink their market expectations.
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Finance • 25 Jul 2011
Home loans at the click of a button
Finding the right type of loan has been made simple for the nation’s property investors and home buyers with the release of  Mortgage Choice’s new consumer iApp.
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Finance • 22 Jul 2011
Interest rates, natural disasters hit borrowers
Mortgage arrears are expected to hover at historically high levels for the foreseeable future.
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Finance • 18 Jul 2011
Westpac predicts rate cut
Borrowing costs could be heading down, not up, if commentary from Westpac’s chief economist Bill Evans is anything to go buy.
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