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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 • 15 Jul 2010
Consumers upbeat about the future: Westpac
The RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold has helped buoy consumer confidence.
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Finance • 15 Jul 2010
'Family equity' popular strategy to enter the market
Using family equity has become an increasingly popular method of raising the necessary funds for a home loan deposit, a new survey has found.
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Finance • 15 Jul 2010
Rate hikes inconsequential to borrowers: survey
Australians are gearing up to take on more debt, despite one in two households indicating that another rate hike would negatively impact their finances.
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Finance • 14 Jul 2010
Citibank expands national presence
The second-tier lender is ramping up its presence in Australia, announcing a partnership with Customers Ltd that will see the bank expand its ATM network.
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Finance • 14 Jul 2010
Interest rates to remain on hold…for now
Interest rates are expected to remain on hold for the foreseeable future.
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Finance • 13 Jul 2010
Brokerage achieves record settlements
Despite a slowing market, one brokerage has bucked the trend, achieving a record number of home loan approvals and settlements.
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Finance • 13 Jul 2010
Housing finance tumbles further
The RBA is being urged to keep rates on hold when they meet again in August, after housing commitments fell for the fourth time this year.
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Finance • 13 Jul 2010
Specialist lender steps into prime market
In a bid to improve its competitive position in the mortgage industry, Provident Capital has broadened its suite of products to include prime and lite doc products.
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Finance • 12 Jul 2010
Macquarie re-enters mortgage market
Macquarie Bank has today unveiled a new range of home loan products aimed at investment borrowers.
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Finance • 09 Jul 2010
Buyers wary of more rate hikes
The fear of future rate increases is stopping home buyers from jumping into the property market.
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