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 • 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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Finance • 11 Jun 2010
Employment upswing threatens rates
The RBA could be forced to hike interest rates again next month in order to stem a rise in inflation, with figures showing a marked improvement in the employment rate.
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Finance • 10 Jun 2010
Refinancing activity up: AFG
Refinancing continues to be the main reason for taking out home finance, according to AFG’s latest Mortgage Index.
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Finance • 09 Jun 2010
Broker gives away $50,000
A mortgage broker generously rewarded the lucky Facebook competition winner with a whopping $50,000.
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Finance • 09 Jun 2010
Home buyers enjoy cuts to stamp duty
In a bid to make buying a house in Sydney that little bit easier, the NSW government has announced that it will no longer charge stamp duty on homes that are "bought off...
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