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 • 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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Finance • 29 Jul 2010
LJ Hooker launches home loan
LJ Hooker is the latest in a growing number of real estate groups to focus on marketing its own branded mortgages.
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Finance • 28 Jul 2010
Virgin takes second shot at mortgage market
Sir Richard Branson and his company Virgin Money have once again vowed to take on the major banks, after launching a range of banking products and flagging plans to...
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Finance • 26 Jul 2010
Interest rate outlook “relatively” favourable
In good news for home buyers, the outlook for interest rates is looking increasingly optimistic with many economists confident the RBA has done its dash in terms of...
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Finance • 21 Jul 2010
Banks may move above RBA
Australia’s major banks will look to hike their interest rates even if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) doesn’t increase the official cash rate, Loan Market...
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Finance • 21 Jul 2010
Election won’t stop rate hike
Federal elections are always an interesting time. Plenty of promises, rhetoric, and grand schemes for the future.
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