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 • 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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Finance • 31 Mar 2011
NAB wins customers
National Australia Bank’s aggressive stance on competition continues to pay dividends for the lender.
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Finance • 29 Mar 2011
Scepticism over banks reigns
The price war between Australia’s major banks has been met with scepticism by Australian investors and home buyers, a new survey has found.
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Finance • 28 Mar 2011
Rent prices exceed inflation
Rents are expected to grow faster than inflation, new data from SQM revealed.
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Finance • 25 Mar 2011
Lender welcomes exit fee ban
While only time will tell whether or not the government’s exit fee ban will hurt smaller lenders, the decision will ultimately prompt Australians to explore their home...
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Finance • 24 Mar 2011
Portability could push LMI premiums up: Genworth
Making Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) fully portable could do more harm than good, Genworth Mortgage Insurance's chief executive Ellie Comerford has claimed.
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