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 • 21 Apr 2011
Rate hold likely to continue
Interest rates appear likely to stay on hold for now with the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy meeting minutes for April highlighting Australia’s two-speed economy.
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Finance • 21 Apr 2011
Stamp duty under fire again
First National Real Estate CEO Ray Ellis has slammed stamp duty on house sales as “inefficient” and “a complete rort”.
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Finance • 20 Apr 2011
Mortgage arrears edge downwards
Arrears on loans underlying Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transactions dropped by 0.02 per cent in the third quarter of 2010.
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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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