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 • 02 Dec 2010
Rate pressure eases as GDP slows
Surprisingly weak economic growth in the September quarter may keep property buyers safe from further interest rate rises for just a little longer.
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Finance • 02 Dec 2010
Treasurer determined to launch 5th banking pillar
Determined to improve competition within the home lending market, the federal government is gearing up to launch a fifth pillar of banking.
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Finance • 01 Dec 2010
Bills, not interest rates a concern: survey
Rates are no longer the biggest concern for potential home buyers, a new survey has found.
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Finance • 01 Dec 2010
Buyers warm to mortgage brokers
More than 60 per cent of Australians would consider using a mortgage broker, new research has found.
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Finance • 30 Nov 2010
Fixed rates catch borrowers’ eyes
The hefty rise in home loan rates in recent weeks, particularly those on offer by the big banks, is driving increasing interest in fixed rate home loans.
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Finance • 30 Nov 2010
NAB works to fix computer glitch
National Australia Bank is still rushing to fix the computer glitch that left 19,000 of the bank’s customers short of cash.
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Finance • 29 Nov 2010
Non-bank cuts rates
Australian First Mortgage (AFM) is working to deliver a competitive offering, announcing reductions in the interest rates of all of its Complete Option home loans.
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Finance • 26 Nov 2010
Mortgage rates to hit 9.5pc
Mortgage lending rates are expected to hit 9.5 per cent within three years, according to BIS Shrapnel.
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Finance • 25 Nov 2010
The cost of buying swells as rates rise
A modest decline in house prices has seen affordability improve slightly over the September quarter but housing remains far less affordable than it was 12 months ago,...
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Finance • 24 Nov 2010
New home loan to track official cash rate
New-Loan has launched Australia’s first variable home loan that will track the cash rate for the first three years from settlement.
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