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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 • 11 Nov 2010
Borrowers turn to smaller lenders
People seeking home finance are increasingly turning to smaller lenders because they can often secure a better deal.
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Finance • 11 Nov 2010
Home loan applications drop
Home loan applications fell by almost 24 per cent in the three months to September 2010, new research has found.
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Finance • 11 Nov 2010
ANZ hikes rates, slashes fees
ANZ has become the second bank in as many weeks to move out of cycle with the RBA.
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Finance • 11 Nov 2010
ASIC cracks down on mortgage exit fees
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a new set of guidelines on lenders’ mortgage exit fees which should, in theory, reduce the...
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Finance • 08 Nov 2010
Rate hike hurts buyer confidence
Last week's interest rate rise has scared off home buyers as auction clearance rates plummeted in both Sydney and Melbourne.
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Finance • 08 Nov 2010
Govt to pursue bank on exit fees
The government is expected to outline the formal definition of the word “gouging” this week, which will help prosecute banks that are caught charging unfair exit...
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Finance • 08 Nov 2010
Focus on the issues rather than rate debate: REIA
Real Estate Institute of Australia president David Airey is calling on Treasurer Wayne Swan and Joe Hockey to put their energy towards developing solutions to banking...
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Finance • 05 Nov 2010
Politicians get tough on banks
A volcano of fury and frustration has erupted over the lack of competition in the banking sector, prompting political promises to toughen the regulation of the big...
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Finance • 05 Nov 2010
Political rate debate needs u-turn: REIA
Real Estate Institute of Australia president David Airey is calling on federal treasurer Wayne Swan and opposition treasury spokesperson Joe Hockey to put their energy...
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Finance • 05 Nov 2010
Looking past the big banks
News that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased its mortgage rate by 0.20 per cent, over the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) 0.25 per cent rate...
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