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 Aug 2023
Buying a property with 2 loans isn’t as simple as it sounds
Using two loans to acquire a property for an SMSF can be done, but there are layers of documentation and regulations that must first be met, says a technical expert.
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Finance • 17 Aug 2023
5 ways home insurers must change, or answer to the corporate watchdog
Not only is home insurance more expensive than ever, but a review has found that the claims handling process needs considerable improvement.
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Finance • 16 Aug 2023
Fixed-rate cliff passes the peak: CoreLogic
While the majority of fixed-rate loans created through COVID-19 have expired, arrears remain low, new data has confirmed.
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Finance • 15 Aug 2023
Aussies in over their heads as insurance premiums rise 28%
Australians just experienced the biggest rise in their home insurance premiums than at any point over the past two decades, according to new data.
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Finance • 07 Aug 2023
Refinancing opportunities for investors: Taking advantage of lower assessment rates
In recent times, there have been significant shifts in the lending landscape, especially for investors looking to refinance their loans.
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Finance • 01 Aug 2023
Property Finance Uncut: The potential for future rate changes
In this episode, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant and Finni Mortgages’ chief executive, Paul Glossop, discuss the current state of Australian lenders and the...
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Finance • 01 Aug 2023
RBA hands down August cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its final winter cash rate call for 2023.
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Finance • 31 Jul 2023
Explained: Why rate calls risk upsetting Australia’s residential building industry
With the latest figures from Australia’s Consumer Price Index indicating that inflation is easing, eyes are now on the RBA, as the central bank uses this as a key...
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Finance • 28 Jul 2023
‘Accidental investing’: Behind the strategy of getting your home paid off faster
A lot of Australians have the goal of amassing a small property investment portfolio. Yet many do not, instead focusing their savings elsewhere and looking just to pay...
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Finance • 14 Jul 2023
RBA restructuring takes shape
Following the release of a wide-ranging review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in April, after which the central bank accepted all the 51 recommendations made,...
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