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.

Finance • 22 Mar 2023

10 of Australia's Growing Regions even after 10 Interest Rate Rises

Authored by Kev Tran - InvestorKit. As we enter into the second quarter of 2023, the good news is the national house price decline continues to ease, as the latest...

Finance • 17 Mar 2023

Can interest-only repayments breathe life into the Australian market?

Mark Bouris has called on the federal government to allow astute borrowers ahead of their repayments to switch to interest-only payments to stimulate the property...

Finance • 16 Mar 2023

How can investors improve their loan serviceability?

While the average borrower’s lending capacity has certainly dropped upwards of $100,000 in a mere matter of months, there are some simple ways to get the most from...

Finance • 16 Mar 2023

When will the market bottom out?

Despite CoreLogic reporting a consistent cooling of Australia’s housing market decline since the back end of last year, new research from the firm has warned that the...

Finance • 15 Mar 2023

Keeping the inflation target between 2–3% is ‘alarming’: Mark Bouris

It’s time to reposition the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) inflation target, according to the financial and business expert.

Finance • 07 Mar 2023

Property Finance Uncut: Don’t let RBA’s latest rate hike land you in mortgage prison

Amidst another RBA rate hike in March, Australians are not only facing the looming threat of falling off the mortgage cliff but are also finding themselves trapped in a...

Finance • 07 Mar 2023

RBA makes March cash rate call

Following February’s decision to enact a ninth consecutive cash rate increase, Australia’s central bank has made its latest monetary policy call.

Finance • 04 Mar 2023

Latest lending figures paint grim picture for construction

The Australia Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) January lending figures revealed building approvals dipped to a decade-long low.

Finance • 04 Mar 2023

Rising rates ‘crippling’ lending to investors, expert says

An expert warned that the rental crisis affecting the country is set to “get even worse”, as the Reserve Bank’s rapid rate rise cycle continues to have a...

Finance • 04 Mar 2023

Older Australians to ‘downsize sooner’: CEO

Worsening financial conditions will motivate elderly home owners to downsize sooner than expected, according to a non-bank lender.