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 • 25 Jun 2010
NAB ups ante on fixed rates
NAB has become the last major to slash its fixed rate products to one of the lowest prices offered by the big five.
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Finance • 24 Jun 2010
Bendigo Bank lifts some rates, slashes others
In an interesting turn of events, Bendigo Bank has confirmed it will lift the interest rate on its one year fixed rate mortgage.
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Finance • 23 Jun 2010
Fixed, variable competition heats up
The gap between variable and fixed rates has narrowed considerably, after three of the big four slashed up to 45 basis points from their fixed rate mortgages.
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Finance • 22 Jun 2010
Second tier lender undercuts majors
Bankwest has undercut the big four by announcing the cheapest three and five year fixed rates on the market.
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Finance • 22 Jun 2010
Rates to hit 5pc by year end: Westpac
The official cash rate is expected to reach 5 per cent by year's end, after a 25 point jump in September, according to Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans.
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Finance • 18 Jun 2010
AMP waives loan fees
In a sign that competition is reemerging in the home loan market, AMP has announced that it will waive the establishment and settlement fees on its Professional Package...
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Finance • 18 Jun 2010
Fixed rates back en vogue
The recent reduction in fixed rate mortgages suggests Australia could be coming to the end of the upwards rate cycle.
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Finance • 18 Jun 2010
Borrowers unfazed by debt
Rising interest rates do not seem to be having a negative impact on borrowers, according to a recent survey.
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Finance • 17 Jun 2010
CBA latest to slash rates
CBA has become the third major to slash its fixed rate mortgages.
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Finance • 16 Jun 2010
RBA to leave rates on hold for “near term”
The RBA is expected to keep the official cash rate on hold until at least August, having moved rates back to more "neutral levels".
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