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 • 14 Jul 2011
No rate rise until Xmas: NAB
Soft consumer spending could see interest rates stay on hold until as late as Christmas, according to National Australia Bank.
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Finance • 12 Jul 2011
Borrowers behind on mortgage payments
Arrears on Australian home loans jumped 25 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest data from Standard & Poor’s.
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Finance • 08 Jul 2011
Listings remain high, clearance rates improve: RP Data
Total listings remain 28.6 per cent higher than a year ago, while auction rates improved slightly on a weekly basis, RP Data reported in its latest market update report...
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Finance • 06 Jul 2011
Rate hold only sensible option
The Reserve Bank’s decision to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent has been labelled as the “only sensible decision available” by the Housing...
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Finance • 06 Jul 2011
Rates on hold 2 - July 2011
The current mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy remains "appropriate", the Reserve Bank has claimed.
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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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