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 • 04 Jul 2023
Property Finance Uncut: Is this the game-changing rate pause borrowers are waiting for?
With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announcing its monetary policy decision for July, borrowers are now left to ponder if the latest move indicates the central bank...
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Finance • 04 Jul 2023
Are government grants hurting housing affordability?
An economist with RMIT has urged the government to stop “pumping money into the housing market”.
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Finance • 03 Jul 2023
Reminder: NSW’s new stamp duty scheme kicks off on 1 July
They were promised during Chris Minns’ election campaign and now the state’s updated stamp duty provisions have come into effect.
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Finance • 28 Jun 2023
Government finalises HomeBuilder extension
The Albanese government has announced the deadline for existing HomeBuilder applicants has been officially extended.
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Finance • 26 Jun 2023
Which postcodes are most at risk from higher interest rates?
A new report showed the weight of higher interest rates may potentially fall disproportionately on regions already saddled with significant debt.
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Finance • 23 Jun 2023
THE PROPERTY NERDS: Finding your feet in the refinance boom
You may be waiting to see how mortgage rates shake out to make any big portfolio changes, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be proactive about your financial...
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Finance • 06 Jun 2023
Property Finance Uncut: Don't be caught in RBA's rate hike crossfire
With the Reserve Bank (RBA) announcing its policy decision for June, borrowers are bracing for another rocky month marked with more mortgage pain.
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Finance • 01 Jun 2023
Circumnavigating visa restrictions for property finance
Unlocking property ownership may be challenging for couples with a partner with visa restrictions, but according to this mortgage expert, there are several doors to help...
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Finance • 09 May 2023
New home lending rises for the first time in 16 months: ABS
The value of new housing loan commitments grew for the first time in March 2023 since the beginning of 2022 while first home buyers also came back to market, new data...
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Finance • 06 May 2023
Economic forecasting can be wrong, RBA warns
The central bank has reiterated that its forecast is not “pure predictions of the future”.
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