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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 • 06 Aug 2010
First home buyer mortgages up in July
Despite a cooling property market in most sectors, there is a glimpse of a recovery in the first home buyer sector, the latest data has revealed.
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Finance • 06 Aug 2010
Banks red flagged over aggressive credit marketing
Australian banks have landed themselves in hot water with a new report accusing them of recklessly encouraging consumers to take on debt.
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Finance • 05 Aug 2010
Australians’ savings dangerously low
A new index from ING DIRECT has revealed a worrying trend among Australians’ savings patterns – or, rather, lack of savings patterns.
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Finance • 04 Aug 2010
Rate hold welcome news for property market
The housing industry has welcomed the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold and called for the central bank to continue to maintain the cash rate at the existing...
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Finance • 04 Aug 2010
Cash rate on hold but mortgage rates could still rise
The official cash rate remained on hold yesterday, but in today’s mortgage market that’s no guarantee that banks and other lenders won’t increase the interest...
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Finance • 03 Aug 2010
Big banks fail to please consumers
An extensive study of consumer experience outcomes has found Australian consumers are largely unsatisfied with their banking experiences.
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Finance • 02 Aug 2010
Weak property market signals need for rate hold
Weak sales figures in the property market have reinforced calls for a hold on interest rates, according to a leading industry body.
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Finance • 02 Aug 2010
Aussies ignore high interest saving returns
A high interest savings account can certainly accelerate budding property buyers’ deposits yet new data shows Australians are largely ignoring better returns.
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Finance • 01 Aug 2010
Rates on Hold, for Now - August 2010
Escalating debt problems in Europe will force the central bank to leave rates unchanged for the immediate future, writes Shane Oliver.
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Finance • 30 Jul 2010
Fixed rates gain popularity
Despite widespread speculation that the RBA will keep interest rates on hold when it meets early next week, one mortgage broker believes more borrowers will look to take...
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