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.
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 20 Oct 2010
Inflation to determine rate movements
Inflation data due out at the end of this month will ultimately dictate whether or not the RBA lifts rates, economists believe.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 19 Oct 2010
Rising rates force down property prices
Making headlines today, The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that residents of Sydney's inner west are lowering the asking price on their home by up to 6.3 per cent in...
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 19 Oct 2010
Genuine savings review required
One brokerage is calling on the banks to view rental payments as evidence of genuine savings.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 16 Oct 2010
First home saver accounts not so popular
Most Australians are not aware of the federal government’s $1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts (FHSA) scheme, a national survey has found.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 14 Oct 2010
Australians fear higher rates
Despite the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold last month, 50 per cent of consumers are already sacrificing a range of everyday necessities to accommodate higher...
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Oct 2010
Rates hikes to hurt first home buyers: Loan Market
First home buyers will be the major casualties if the RBA lifts interest rates, a national survey has found.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 12 Oct 2010
Rates to hike before Christmas: NAB
After a false start in October, NAB still expects the RBA to lift rates before Christmas.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 08 Oct 2010
CBA may raise rates out of cycle
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) could be forced to raise its mortgage lending rates by 30 basis points above the RBA, according to a new report.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 08 Oct 2010
Non-bank lender offers rebate to borrowers
Non-bank lender Opportune Home Loans is offering a $600 rebate to borrowers who seek approval for a home loan before the end of the year.
READ NOW
default image read icon 1 min read
Finance • 06 Oct 2010
Reserve Bank holds but mortgage rates to rise
Interest rates have remained on hold for another month – phew – but the prospect of further rate rises, eventually, remains strong.
READ NOW