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 • 15 Apr 2011
Fixed rate borrowers finally get to switch
The loans of thousands of property buyers who locked into fixed mortgage rates before the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate three years ago are finally due to expire.
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Finance • 14 Apr 2011
Rate hike will hurt
More than 10 per cent of Australians would not be able to meet their mortgage repayments if interest rates were to rise by just 0.25 per cent, new research has found.
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Finance • 13 Apr 2011
Rate rise on the cards for August
While there has been talk of the Reserve Bank leaving the cash rate on hold for the remainder of the year, NAB is forecasting a tightening of monetary policy come August...
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Finance • 12 Apr 2011
Big banks may cut rates
Making headlines this week, The Daily Telegraph has reported that Australia’s major banks could soon cut their variable rates.
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Finance • 08 Apr 2011
Australians keen to avoid extra debt
Despite the RBA’s decision to keep interest rates on hold for another month, Australians are still cautious about taking on extra debt, new research has revealed.
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Finance • 08 Apr 2011
NSW gov to accelerate North-West rail
Sydney’s North-West is set to benefit from improved accessibility with the NSW government announcing plans to get the North-West rail line up and going.
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Finance • 07 Apr 2011
New home loans fall
The number of loans approved for the purchase of properties has virtually collapsed as buyers continue to avoid the property market.
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Finance • 07 Apr 2011
New stamp duty concession for NSW
Investors in New South Wales aged over 55 years are set to benefit from an extension to the state’s ‘empty nester’ stamp duty concession as the new NSW premier...
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Finance • 06 Apr 2011
Rates on hold - April 2011
The Reserve Bank left the official cash rate on hold at 4.75 per cent for the fifth consecutive month when it met yesterday.
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Finance • 05 Apr 2011
Buyers snub fixed rates
Strong competition between mortgage lenders and ongoing interest rate stability is enticing an increasing number of investors and home buyers to take up a variable rate...
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